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Orchid Species: Cattleya mossiae
(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)
Cattleya mossiae is an orchid species identified by C.Parker ex Hook. in 1838.
Genus
Cattleya (C.)
Grex
mossiae
(name currently accepted by Kew)
(name currently accepted by Kew)
Parents
Species
Author
C.Parker ex Hook.
Year
1838
ORIGIN: An endemic Venezuelan, small to medium sized, unifoliate, warm to cool growing epiphyte occurring at elevations of 900 to 1500 meters in dense forests high in the canopy.
DESCRIPTION: Small to medium sized, unifoliate, warm to cool growing epiphyte with fusiform, ridged, green pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, oblong to narrowly ovate-oblong leaf that is rounded apically and blooms in the spring on a terminal, 12 [30 cm] long, few to several [2 to 7] flowered inflorescence arising on a mature pseudobulb and carries very fragrant, color variable flowers.
FLOWER SIZE: 8 inches [20 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
DESCRIPTION: Small to medium sized, unifoliate, warm to cool growing epiphyte with fusiform, ridged, green pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, oblong to narrowly ovate-oblong leaf that is rounded apically and blooms in the spring on a terminal, 12 [30 cm] long, few to several [2 to 7] flowered inflorescence arising on a mature pseudobulb and carries very fragrant, color variable flowers.
FLOWER SIZE: 8 inches [20 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 | mossiae f. flammea | ||
| Add+ | Cattleya | C | aliciae | 1895 | L.Linden |
| Add+ | Cattleya | C | carrierei | 1876 | Houllet |
| Add+ | Cattleya | C | wageneri | 1854 | Rchb.f. |
| Add+ | Cattleya | C | wagneri | ||
| Add+ | Cattleya | C | edithiana | 1862 | B.S.Williams |
| Add+ | Cattleya | C | reineckiana | 1856 | Rchb.f. |
| Add+ | Cattleya | C | mcmorlandii | 1862 | B.S.Williams |
| Add+ | Cattleya | C | mossiae h.f. gigantea |
Most awarded/recent cultivars:
C. mossiae h.f. semialba 'Casa Blanca'
(5 awards from
2014
to
2017)
C. mossiae 'Schöne Badnerin'
(4 awards from
2012
to
2013)
C. mossiae h.f. semialba 'Excalibur'
(3 awards from
2016
to
2018)
C. mossiae 'Willowbrook'
(3 awards from
1999
to
2014)
C. mossiae h.f. semialba 'Morning Glow-Ilmthal'
(2 awards from
2016
to
2017)
C. mossiae h.f. alba 'DC'
(2 awards from
2016
to
2017)
C. mossiae h.f. semialba 'Fernanda'
(2 awards from
2016
to
2017)
C. mossiae h.f. alba 'Augusta'
(2 awards from
2015
to
2016)
C. mossiae h.f. semialba 'Excelente'
(2 awards from
2014
to
2015)
C. mossiae 'Panther Creek'
(2 awards from
1990
to
1997)
C. mossiae h.f. semialba 'Alejandro Rodríguez'
(2019)
C. mossiae f. coerulea 'Mother's Finest'
(2019)
C. mossiae h.f. semialba 'Carlos Magdiel Arias'
(2019)
C. mossiae h.f. gigantea 'Ilmtal'
(2018)
C. mossiae h.f. semialba 'Alejandro'
(2018)
C. mossiae f. coerulea 'Videira'
(2018)
C. mossiae var. coerulea 'Bermaly'
(2018)
C. mossiae f. coerulea 'Juan Alejandro'
(2018)
C. mossiae 'CedarWood Splendor'
(2018)
C. mossiae h.f. suave 'DC#02'
(2018)
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