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Cattleya Lindl.

This genus name was first published in Coll. Bot. : t. 33 (1824)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000007035.

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Synonyms of Cattleya

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Brasilaelia Campacci Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 4(Pré-anexo): 99 (2006) wfo-4000005325
Cattleyella Van den Berg & M.W.Chase Bol. CAOB 52: 100 (2004) wfo-4000007036
Chironiella Braem Richardiana 6: 108 (2006) wfo-4000007943
Dungsia Chiron & V.P.Castro Richardiana 2: 11 (2002) wfo-4000012745
Hadrolaelia (Schltr.) Chiron & V.P.Castro Richardiana 2: 11 (2002) wfo-4000016665
Hoffmannseggella H.G.Jones Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 14: 69 (1968) wfo-4000018033
Maelenia Dumort. Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. Belgique 9: 13 (1834) wfo-4000022835
Microlaelia (Schltr.) Chiron & V.P.Castro Richardiana 2: 11 (2002) wfo-4000024122
Schluckebieria Braem Richardiana 4: 49 (2004) wfo-4000034499
Sophrocattleya Rolfe J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 24: 169 (1887) wfo-4000035780
Sophronia Lindl. Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1129 (1828) wfo-4000035784
Sophronitis Lindl. Bot. Reg. 14: t. 1147 (1828) wfo-4000035786
Lophoglotis Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 49 (1838) wfo-4000044637
Eunannos Porta & Brade Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 2: 212 (1935) wfo-4000046359
Hadrocattleya V.P.Castro & Chiron Richardiana 2: 19 (2002) wfo-4100003214
Hadrodungsia V.P.Castro & Chiron Richardiana 2: 19 (2002) wfo-4100003215
Microcattleya V.P.Castro & Chiron Richardiana 2: 19 (2002) wfo-4100003220
Brasicattleya Campacci Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 4(Pré-anexo): 102 (2006) wfo-4100003228

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Cattleya:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya albertii God.-Leb. Orchidophile (Argenteuil) 10: 321 (1890) wfo-0000820100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya amesiae Anon. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1893: 30 (1893) wfo-1000053572
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya amesiae Hort.Sand. ex Kew Bull. (1893) 30. wfo-0001223387
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya amesiana (Rchb.f.) B.S.Williams Orch.-Grow. Man. , ed. 6: 173 (1885) wfo-0000820230
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya amesiana hort. ex Williams Orch.-Grow. Man. , ed. 6: 173 (1885) wfo-0001223390
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya armainvillierensis Anon. Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 359 (1895) wfo-1000053573
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya arthuriana O'Brien Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 15: 103 (1894) wfo-0000820358
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya ashtoniana Anon. Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 14: 406 (1893) wfo-1000053574
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya attenboroughiana E.L.F.Menezes, Giordani & R.A.Pinheiro Kew Bull. 79(3): [2 of 8] 2024 wfo-1200101295
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya aucklandiae Heynh. Alph. Aufz. Gew. 126, sphalm. 1846 ; Zweiter Band of Nomencl. Bot. Hort. wfo-0001223398
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya auclandii Beer Prakt. Stud. Orchid. 208, sphalm. 1854 [Jun-Nov 1854] wfo-0001223403
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya bahiensis Rolfe Orchid Rev. 15: 279 (1907) wfo-0000820421
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya ballantiniana Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 5: 264 (1889) wfo-0000820432
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya behrensiana Anon. Gartenflora 1892: 183 (1892) wfo-1000053575
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya bicolor f. alba (Fowlie) M.Wolff & O.Gruss Orchid. Atlas 55. 2007 [18 Apr 2007] wfo-0001325682
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya bicolor var. alba Fowlie Braz. Bifol. Cattleyas 29, without proper indication of the type. 1977 wfo-0001401084
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya bicolor var. canastrensis L.C.Menezes Brasil Florestal 14(61): 46 (1987), without type. wfo-0001401946
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya bicolor var. punctatissima Fowlie Braz. Bifol. Cattleyas 31, without proper indication of the type. 1977 wfo-0001401085
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya blesensis Anon. Rev. Hort. (Paris) 64: 416 (1892) wfo-1000053576
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya blossfeldiana Krackow. Orchis 22: 1 (1944) wfo-1000077943
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya brabantiae H.J.Veitch Gard. Chron. 1864: 413 (1864) wfo-0000820638
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya braunae Anon. Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 63 (1895) wfo-1000053577
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya brownii Sander ex Mast. Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 16: 447 (1894) wfo-1000054384
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya burberryana Anon. Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 11: 535 (1892) wfo-1000053578
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya calummata André Rev. Hort. (Paris) 55: 564 (1883) wfo-0000820746
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya casperiana Rchb.f. Not listed in IK. — wfo-0001088761
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya cassandra Rolfe Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 3: 596 (1888) wfo-0000820783
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya chamberlainiana Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. , n.s., 16: 427 (1881) wfo-0000820812
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya chloris Anon. Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 14: 525 (1893) wfo-1000053580
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya citrino-intermedia Rolfe Gartenflora 1888: 423 (1888) wfo-0000820876
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya claesiana Rolfe Orchid Rev. 7: 72 (1899) wfo-0000820887
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya clonia J.Fraser Gard. World 11: 134 (1894) wfo-0000335933
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya cogniauxii Peeters ex Cogn. Dict. Icon. Orchid. , Cattleya: t. 22 (1896) wfo-0000820909
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya crethus hort. ex Journ. Hort. Soc. France Ser. IV. li. 906 (1901); Rolfe in R. Hort. Soc.Lond. Rep. Conf. Genetics, 1906, 239 (1907). wfo-0001223470
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya crispata f. aurantiaca (O'Brien) J.M.H.Shaw Orchid Rev. 131(1341): 101 2023 wfo-1200109558
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya cullenii U.B.Deshmukh & J.M.H.Shaw Orchid Rev. Suppl., 130(1338): 20. 2022 [Jun 2022] [Quart. Suppl. Int. Reg. Orchid Hybrids] wfo-1000049354
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya dacruzii (Rosim & Campacci) Van den Berg Neodiversity 15: 1. 2022 [30 Dec 2022] [epublished] wfo-1000044363
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya dallei Anon. Rev. Hort. (Paris) 66: 292 (1894) wfo-1000053583
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya dallemagnei Anon. Rev. Hort. (Paris) 66: 334 (1894) wfo-1000053584
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya deniseana (Rosim) J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 92(5): 326 2023 wfo-1000049669
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya devoniana B.S.Williams Orch.-Grow. Man. , ed. 7: 160 (1894) wfo-0000821069
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya dominiana Lindl. Gard. Chron. 1859: 948 (1859) wfo-0000821138
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya dominiana unranked alba Veitch ex J.Dix Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 2: 677 (1862) — wfo-1200065516
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya dormanniana f. alba (Menezes) Christenson Lindleyana 11: 14. 1996 wfo-0001323701
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya elongata var. alba Pabst & Dungs ex Braem Cattleya, Brazilian Bifoliate Cattleyas 35 (1984), without lat. descr. wfo-0001401605
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya eximioides J.M.H.Shaw Orchid Rev. 117(1285, Suppl.): 23 (2009) wfo-0000911942
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya exoniensis J.J.Veitch Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 3: 368 (1863) wfo-1000053588
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya exoniensis Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. 1867: 1144. wfo-0000821389
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya fausta Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. 1873: 289 (1873) wfo-0000821408
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya felix Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. , n.s., 6: 68 (1876) wfo-0000821419
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya fidalgorum (Rosim & Campacci) J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 92(5): 326 2023 wfo-1000049670
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya floribunda W.Watson Gard. & Forest 8: 224 (1895) wfo-0000821475
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya forbesii var. punctata Day ex Braem Cattleya, Brazilian Bifoliate Cattleyas 39 (1984), without latin descr. wfo-0001401606
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya forgetiana Rolfe Orchid Rev. 14: 143. 1906 wfo-0001353138
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya fowleri Sander & Kraenzl. Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 18: 178 (1895) wfo-0000821497
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya gaskelliana Braem Schlechteriana 4: 104 (1993) wfo-0000821594
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya gaskelliana Sander – wfo-0001088411
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya gigantea P.N.Don Florist's J. 1: 187 (1840) wfo-0000821626
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya gigas var. burfordiensis Hort Orch.-Grow. Man., ed. 6. 183. 1885 [Nov-Dec 1885] wfo-1200009618
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya gigas var. sanderiana Hort Gard. Chron. n.s., 20: 404. 1883 [29 Sep 1883] wfo-1200009623
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya gottoiana (Rolfe) Van den Berg Neodiversity 5(1): 15. 2010 [31 Dec 2010] wfo-0000921113
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya granulosa var. schofieldiana Veitch – wfo-0001391773
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya greyae Wigan Sander's List Orchid Hybrids 34 (1900) wfo-0000914838
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya harrisii Anon. Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 1: 104 (1887) wfo-1000053590
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya hatae (V.P.Castro & K.G.Lacerda) Van den Berg Neodiversity 3: 8 (2008) wfo-0000837291
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya hatakeyamae (Rosim) J.M.H.Shaw Orchids (West Palm Beach) 92(5): 326 2023 wfo-1000049671
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya herbacea Rojas Acosta Cat. Hist. Nat. Corrientes : 84, 183 (1897) wfo-0000821932
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya ianthina hort. Gard. Chron. 1853: 247, nomen. wfo-0001223564
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya itabiritensis Van den Berg Neodiversity 5: 15 (2010) wfo-0000921189
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya jequieensis Barrera-Rojas & Van den Berg Phytotaxa 689(1): 141 (2025) wfo-1000078455
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya johnstoniana Anon. Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 14: 406 (1893) wfo-1000053592
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya juno L.Barron Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 18: 118 (1895) wfo-0000822101
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya kienastiana Anon. Rev. Hort. (Paris) 67: 63 (1895) wfo-1000053593
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya kraenzlinii Anon. Gartenflora 1892: 183 (1892) wfo-1000053594
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya labiata var. brilliantissima O'Brien Gard. World 1: 569. 1885 [9 May 1885] wfo-1200027584
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya labiata var. gaskelliana Veitch () wfo-0001392084
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya laurae (Rosim) Van den Berg Neodiversity 11(1): 2. 2018 wfo-1000003490
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya leopoldii f. pelorica S.Oliveira Bol. CAOB 2(4): 4 (1990), nom. nov., replaced synonym not validly publ., as 'comb. nov.':. wfo-0001326663
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya leucoglossa Anon. Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 12: 566 (1892) wfo-1000053596
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya loddigesii var. virginalis Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. n.s., 25: 331. 1886 : errat. wfo-0001400019
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya lourryana Anon. Gard. & Forest 4: 293 (1891) wfo-1000053598
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya lutea Beer Not listed in IK. — wfo-0001088762
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya manglesii Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. , n.s., 14: 556 (1880) wfo-0000822505
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya mantinii Mant Rev. Hort. (Paris) 66: 558 1894 wfo-0000822516
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya marciae (Campacci) Van den Berg Neodiversity 11(1): 2. 2018 wfo-1000003491
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya mardellii Seden ex Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. , n.s., 11: 234 (1879) wfo-0000822527
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya maronii Mast. Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 24: 332 (1898) wfo-1000053270
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya marstersoniae Seden ex Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. , n.s., 10: 556 (1878) wfo-0000822570
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya massiliensis Maron Rev. Hort. (Paris) 69: 12 (1897) wfo-0000822603
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya mc-morlandii Nichols Not listed in IK. — wfo-0001088763
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya mendeli L.Linden & Rodigas Lindenia 2: 17, t. 55. 1886 wfo-0001223628
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya mendelli hort. Gard. Chron. n.s., 20: 404. 1883 wfo-0001223633
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya meyeriana (P.Blaha & V.P.Castro) J.M.H.Shaw Orchid Rev. Suppl., 130(1338): 20. 2022 [Jun 2022] [Quart. Suppl. Int. Reg. Orchid Hybrids] wfo-1000049353
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya milleri Rolfe & Hurst Orchid Stud-Book 63. 1909 wfo-0001354151
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya minacia Anon. Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 12: 379 (1892) wfo-1000053599
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya mitchellii Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. , n.s., 6: 386 (1876) wfo-0000822698
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya motae L.C.Menezes ex A.B.Gomes Orchidophile (Deuil-la-Barre) 83: 176 (1988) wfo-0000822783
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya motae L.C.Menezes ex Gomes Ferreira Orchidophile (Deuil-la-Barre) 83: 176 (1988) wfo-0001088764
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya ninae E.L.F.Menezes, Giordani, J.C.R.Mendes & Corrêa Phytotaxa 693(2): 150 (2025) wfo-1000079398
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Cattleya partheniax Bleu Lindenia 6: 75 (1890) wfo-0000822931