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Cattleya elongata is a plant in the genus Cattleya.
Description[]
Plant blooms from summer to fall with ten 8 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing on rock outcrops in Minas Gerais and Pernambuco states of Brazil at elevations of 900 to 1500 meters
Culture[]
Plants should be grown in medium fir bark with partial to full sun. The plant is a cool to warm growing orchid species. Water approximately once a week. Plant can also be mounted.
Naming[]
Common Name: Cattleya with the Elongated Stalk
Synonyms[]
- Cattleya alexandrae Linden & Rolfe 1892
- Cattleya alexandrae var. elegans Rolfe 1892
- Cattleya alexandrae var. maculata auct.1895
- Cattleya alexandrae var. rosea auct. 1895
- Cattleya alexandrae var. tenebrosa Rolfe 1892
- Cattleya elongata var. elegans (Rolfe) Fowlie 1977
- Cattleya elongata var. maculata (auct.) Braem 1984
- Cattleya elongata var. rosea (auct.) Braem 1984
- Cattleya nilsonii Regel 1889