Cattleya cernua
A species in the Orchidaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Cattleya
- Species
- Cattleya cernua
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 2010
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cattleya cernua. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
19 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cattleya cernuaName author: Beer
- Cattleya cernua var. alagoensisName author: (Gomes Ferreira) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya cernua var. albifloraName author: (Cogn.) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya cernua var. endsfeldziiName author: (Pabst) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya pterocarpaName author: Beer
- Epidendrum humileName author: Vell.
- Sophronia cernuaName author: Lindl.
- Sophronia modestaName author: Lindl.
- Sophronia pterocarpaName author: (Lindl. & Paxton) Kuntze
- Sophronitis cernuaName author: (Lindl.) Sweet
- Sophronitis cernuaName author: (Lindl.) Lindl.
- Sophronitis cernua var. alagoensisName author: Gomes Ferreira
- Sophronitis cernua var. albifloraName author: Cogn.
- Sophronitis cernua var. endsfeldziiName author: Pabst
- Sophronitis hoffmannseggiiName author: Rchb.f. ex Hoffmanns.
- Sophronitis isopetalaName author: Hoffmanns.
- Sophronitis modestaName author: Lindl.
- Sophronitis nutansName author: Hoffmanns.
- Sophronitis pterocarpaName author: Lindl. & Paxton
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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