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Ver. 25.03
Mar. 6th, 2025

134.0000 Family Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30538; hybrids: 1461
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl. 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam. 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot. 73 (1835)
134.7099 Genus Cattleya Lindl.; Coll. Bot. [Lindley] tt. 33, 37 (1824) s. l.
Distribution: Tropical America from Mexico to Peru and (mostly) Brazil, West Indies. New systematics see Van den Berg (2014). Due to the early introduction into the garden trade there are countless forms and hybrids.
Species listed in database: 140; hybrids: 103
= Brasilaelia Campacci; Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 4(Pré-anexo): 99 (2006)
= Cattleyella Van den Berg & M.W.Chase; Bol. CAOB 52: 100 (2004)
= Chironiella Braem; Richardiana 6(2): 108 (2006)
= Dungsia Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana 2(1): 11 (2002)
= Eunannos Porta & Brade; Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 2: 212 (1935)
= Hadrolaelia (Schltr.) Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana 2(1): 11 (2002)
= Hoffmannseggella H.G.Jones; Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 14: 69 (1968)
= Lophoglotis Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 49 (1836)
= Maelenia Dum.; Mém. Couronnes Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles (4to.) 9: 13, t. 10 (1834)
= Microlaelia (Schltr.) Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana 2(1): 11 (2002)
= Schluckebieria Braem; Richardiana 4: 49 (2004), nom. superfl.
= Sophronia Lindl.; Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1129 (1828), nom. illeg.
= Sophronitella Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 35: 76 (1925)
= Sophronitis Lindl.; Bot. Reg. sub t. 1147 (1828)
= xBrasicattleya Campacci; Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 4(Pré-anexo): 102 (2006)
= xHadrobrasilaelia Gutfreund; Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 4(Pré-anexo): 101 (2006)
= xHadrocattleya Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana 2(1): 19 (2002)
= xHadrodungsia Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana 2(1): 19 (2002)
= xHoffmanncattleya Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana 2(1): 19 (2002)
= xLaeliocattleya Rolfe; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 24: 168 (1887) [p. max. p.]
= xMicrocattleya Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana 2(1): 19 (2002)
= xSophrocattleya Rolfe; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 24: 169 (1887)

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