Cattleya violacea (Kunth) Lindl.
First published in Gard. Chron. 1842: 472 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses.
Distribution
Native to:
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Cymbidium violaceum Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 341 (1816)
- Epidendrum violaceum (Kunth) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 318 (1861), nom. illeg.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Cattleya odoratissima P.N.Don in Florist's J. 1: 185 (1840)
- Cattleya schomburgkii Lodd. ex Lindl. in Sert. Orchid.: t. 22 (1838)
- Cattleya superba R.H.Schomb. ex Lindl. in Ann. Nat. Hist. 1: 479 (1838)
- Cattleya superba var. alba Rolfe in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 8: 620 (1890)
- Cattleya superba var. ashworthii Anon. in Orchid Rev. 3: 217 (1895)
- Cattleya superba var. splendens Lem. in Ill. Hort. 16: t. 605 (1869)
- Cattleya superba var. wellsiana Anon. in Gard. Mag. (London) 1894: 217 (1894)
- Cattleya violacea f. alba (Rolfe) Christenson in Lindleyana 11: 14 (1996)
- Cattleya violacea var. alba (Rolfe) Fowlie in Braz. Bifol. Cattleyas: 51 (1977)
- Cattleya violacea var. ashworthii (Anon.) Braem in Cattleya Brazilian Bifoliate Cattleyas: 87 (1984)
- Cattleya violacea var. huebneri Schltr. in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 42(2): 108 (1925)
- Cattleya violacea var. splendens (Lem.) Fowlie in Braz. Bifol. Cattleyas: 51 (1977)
- Cattleya violacea var. wellsiana (Anon.) Braem in Cattleya Brazilian Bifoliate Cattleyas: 87 (1984)
- Epidendrum superbum (R.H.Schomb. ex Lindl.) Rchb.f. in Xenia Orchid. 2: 32 (1862)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Harling, G. & Andersson, L. (2005). 225(2). Orchidaceae Genera Aa-Cyrtidiorchis. Flora of Ecuador 76: 1-347. Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm.
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
- Pessoa, E., de Barros, F. & Alves, M. (2015). Orchidaceae from Viruá National Park, Roraima, Brazilian Amazon. Phytotaxa 192: 61-96.
Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Pessoa, E., de Barros, F. & Alves, M. (2015). Orchidaceae from Viruá National Park, Roraima, Brazilian Amazon. Phytotaxa 192: 61-96.
- Szlachetko, D.L. (ed.) (2016). Orchids of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) 1: 1-461. Koeltz Botanical Books.
Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
- CITES (2021). Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php
- Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2012 | Moore, S. [568], Mato Grosso | K000878462 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | Ratter, J.A. [1384], Mato Grosso | K000878474 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.], Amazonas | K000878467 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.], Amazonas | K000878468 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | Spruce [1660], Amazonas | K000878463 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878466 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | Spruce, R. [1660], Amazonas | K000878464 | Yes | ||
| Nov 1, 2012 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000878469 | Yes | ||
| Apr 1, 1994 | s.coll. [s.n.] | K000880361 | Yes | ||
| Apr 1, 1994 | s.coll. [s.n.], Pará | K000878459 | Yes | ||
| Apr 1, 1994 | Jenman, G.S. [603], Guyana | K000880362 | Yes | ||
| Apr 1, 1994 | Appun, C.F. [2465], Guyana | K000878461 | Yes | ||
| Apr 1, 1994 | Appun, C.F. [760] | K000878460 | Yes | ||
| Jan 1, 1993 | Schomburgk [699], Guyana | K000584038 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Jan 1, 1993 | Schomburgk [699], Guyana | K000584037 | Unknown type material | Yes | |
| Feb 22, 1971 | Ramos, J. [s.n.], Mato Grosso | K000878471 | Yes | ||
| Aug 20, 1970 | Harley, R.M. [10551], Mato Grosso | K000878475 | Yes | ||
| Aug 20, 1970 | Philcox, D. [4221], Mato Grosso | K000878470 | Yes | ||
| Guyana | 19291.000 | No | |||
| Philcox, D. [4221], Brazil | 22748.014 | No | |||
| Brazil | 22748.017 | No | |||
| Papua New Guinea | 39163.000 | No | |||
| Milliken, W. [M.134], Brazil | 52797.000 | No | |||
| Harley, R.M. [10551], Brazil | 7489.000 | No | |||
| Brazil | 7733.000 | No | |||
| Rand, E.S. [735], Pará | K000880363 | holotype | Yes | ||
| Stannard, B.L. [764], Roraima | K000878472 | Yes | |||
| Philcox, D. [4145], Mato Grosso | K000878458 | Yes | |||
| Ramos, J. [s.n.], Mato Grosso | K000878465 | Yes | |||
| Stannard, B.L. [764], Roraima | K000878473 | Yes | |||
| Apr 7, 1983 | Schomburgk, R.H. [s.n.] | Cattleya superba | K000079095 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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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 Living Collection Database
- Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/
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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
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0