Cattleya purpurata (Lindl. & Paxton) Rollisson ex Lindl.
First published in Gard. Chron. 1855: 319 (1855)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. & S. Brazil. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Brazil South, Brazil Southeast
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Bletia purpurata (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 423 (1862), nom. illeg.
- Brasilaelia purpurata (Lindl. & Paxton) Campacci in Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 4(Pré-anexo): 100 (2006)
- Chironiella purpurata (Lindl. & Paxton) Braem in Richardiana 6: 109 (2006)
- Hadrolaelia purpurata (Lindl. & Paxton) Chiron & V.P.Castro in Richardiana 2: 19 (2002)
- Laelia purpurata Lindl. & Paxton in Paxton's Fl. Gard. 3: 111 (1852)
- Sophronitis purpurata (Lindl. & Paxton) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase in Lindleyana 15: 118 (2000)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Amalia purpurea Heynh. in Alph. Aufz. Gew.: 29 (1846), nom. nud.
- Bletia casperiana (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 423 (1862)
- Bletia purpurata var. aurorea Rchb.f. in Xenia Orchid. 2: 53 (1862)
- Bletia purpurata var. pallida Rchb.f. in Xenia Orchid. 2: 53 (1862)
- Bletia purpurata var. praetexta (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. in Xenia Orchid. 2: 53 (1862)
- Cattleya brysiana Lem. in Jard. Fleur. 3: t. 275 (1853)
- Cattleya purpurata var. blenheimense (R.Warner & B.S.Williams) K.A.Roberts in Orchids (West Palm Beach) 85(10, Suppl.): 57 (2016)
- Cattleya purpurata var. nelisii (Lem.) K.A.Roberts in Orchids (West Palm Beach) 85(10, Suppl.): 57 (2016)
- Cattleya purpurata var. praetexta (Rchb.f.) K.A.Roberts in Orchids (West Palm Beach) 85(10, Suppl.): 57 (2016)
- Cattleya purpurata var. rosea (Regel) K.A.Roberts in Orchids (West Palm Beach) 85(10, Suppl.): 57 (2016)
- Cattleya purpurata var. russelliana (B.S.Williams) K.A.Roberts in Orchids (West Palm Beach) 85(10, Suppl.): 58 (2016)
- Cattleya purpurata var. virginalis (L.C.Menezes) K.A.Roberts in Orchids (West Palm Beach) 85(10, Suppl.): 58 (2016)
- Hadrolaelia purpurata f. virginalis (L.C.Menezes) F.Barros & J.A.N.Bat. in Orquidologia Sul-Amer.: 103 (2004)
- Laelia casperiana Rchb.f. in Wochenschr. Gärtnerei Pflanzenk. 2: 336 (1859)
- Laelia purpurata var. blenheimense R.Warner & B.S.Williams in Orchid Album 8: t. 346 (1889)
- Laelia purpurata var. nelisii Lem. in Ill. Hort. 15: t. 569 (1868)
- Laelia purpurata var. praetexta Rchb.f. in Allg. Gartenzeitung 23: 241 (1855)
- Laelia purpurata var. rosea Regel in Gartenflora 21: 225 (1872)
- Laelia purpurata var. russelliana (B.S.Williams) B.S.Williams in Orchid Album 6: t. 269 (1887)
- Laelia purpurata var. virginalis L.C.Menezes in Orquidário 9: 34 (1995)
- Laelia russelliana B.S.Williams in Orch.-Grow. Man., ed. 6: 366 (1885)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R.H.A. (2011). World checklist of selected plant families published update Facilitated by the Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2012 | Burchell [3438], Brazil | K000878952 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878937 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878947 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878939 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878951 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878948 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.], Brazil | K000878933 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878935 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878953 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878936 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878938 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878945 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878942 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878950 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878946 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878944 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878934 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878949 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878943 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2011 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878941 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2011 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878940 | Yes | ||
| Laelia purpurata | 22312.000 | No | |||
| Laelia purpurata | 22313.000 | No | |||
| Laelia purpurata | 45274.000 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images