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Orchid Species: Cattleya forbesii

(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)

Cattleya forbesii is an orchid species identified by Lindl. in 1826.
Genus
Cattleya (C.)
Grex
forbesii
(name currently accepted by Kew)
Parents
Species
Author
Lindl.
Year
1826
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ORIGIN: From Brazil found near streams or the sea coast on trees and rocks or on bushes under trees at elevations around 200 meters.

DESCRIPTION: A cool to warm growing, medium sized epiphyitc or lithophytic species with slightly swollen pseudobulbs subtended by several membraneous sheaths and carrying 2 apical, oblong, coriaceous, spreading, rounded, notched apically leaves that blooms from autumn until spring on an erect, terminal, 4.6 to 6 [9 to 15 cm] long, 1 to few [6] flowered inflorescence subtended basally by a sheath from which long-lived, fragrant, waxy, color variable flowers arise.

FLOWER SIZE: Up to 4 1/2 inches [6 to 11 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Other Names
Genus Name Genus Grex Name Year Author
Add+ Cattleya C fulva 1854 Beer
Add+ Cattleya C isopetala 1854 Beer
Add+ Cattleya C pauper 1949 (Vell.) Stellfeld
Add+ Cattleya C vestalis 1843 Hoffmanns.
Add+ Epidendrum Epi pauper 1831 Vell.
Add+ Maelenia Maelenia paradoxa 1834 Dumort.
Add+ Epidendrum Epi forbesii 1861 (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers
Most awarded/recent cultivars: C. forbesii 'Felix' (2 awards in 2018) C. forbesii 'Equilab' (2 awards from 1986 to 1999) C. forbesii 'Exotic Orchids' (2018) C. forbesii f. aurea 'Sebastian Ferrell' (2018) C. forbesii 'Mocha' (2017) C. forbesii 'Strub' (2016) C. forbesii 'Regina' (2016) C. forbesii 'Hochkalter' (2016) C. forbesii 'Capella' (2016) C. forbesii 'Amigo Erick' (2014) C. forbesii 'Weißer Stein' (2014) C. forbesii 'Odom's Orchids' (2012) C. forbesii 'Chasus' (2012) C. forbesii 'Christine Brand' (2012) C. forbesii 'Valley Isle' (2011) C. forbesii 'Erin' (2010) C. forbesii 'Clara' (2009) C. forbesii 'C.H. #7' (2009) C. forbesii 'Orquifoll' (2008) C. forbesii 'Beauty' (2008)
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