Cattleya × elegans
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 × elegans
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1848
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cattleya × elegans. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
56 synonyms in this snapshot · page 1 of 2
- Bletia elegansName author: (C.Morren) Rchb.f.
- Bletia elegans var. houtteanaName author: (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
- Brasicattleya elegansName author: (C.Morren) Campacci
- Cattleya devoniaName author: Anon.
- Cattleya devonianaName author: G.Nicholson
- Cattleya devoniensisName author: hort.
- Cattleya devoniensisName author: Veitch
- Cattleya devoniensis var. albaName author: Veitch
- Cattleya elegans var. albaName author: (Barb.Rodr.) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya elegans var. andersoniiName author: (W.Bull) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya elegans var. blenheimensisName author: (B.S.Williams) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya elegans var. dayiName author: (B.S.Williams) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya elegans var. giganteaName author: (R.Warner) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya elegans var. houtteanaName author: (Rchb.f.) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya elegans var. incantansName author: (Rchb.f.) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya elegans var. morrenianaName author: (Rchb.f.) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya elegans var. pictaName author: (Rchb.f.) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya elegans var. prasiataName author: (B.S.Williams) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya elegans var. schillerianaName author: (A.H.Kent) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya elegans var. tautzianaName author: (Rchb.f.) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya elegans var. turneriName author: (R.Warner) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya elegans var. warneriName author: (B.S.Williams) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya elegans var. wolstenholmiaeName author: (Rchb.f.) K.A.Roberts
- Hadrocattleya elegansName author: (Rchb.f.) V.P.Castro & Chiron
- Hadrocattleya elegansName author: (C.Morren) V.P.Castro & Chiron
- Hadrocattleya elegans f. leucotataName author: (L.Linden) F.Barros & J.A.N.Bat.
- Laelia brysianaName author: Lem.
- Laelia devoniensisName author: (Veitch) Rchb.f.
- Laelia elegansName author: (C.Morren) Rchb.f.
- Laelia elegans var. albaName author: Barb.Rodr.
- Laelia elegans var. andersoniiName author: W.Bull
- Laelia elegans var. blenheimensisName author: B.S.Williams
- Laelia elegans var. dayiName author: B.S.Williams
- Laelia elegans var. giganteaName author: (R.Warner) A.H.Kent
- Laelia elegans var. houtteanaName author: Rchb.f.
- Laelia elegans var. incantansName author: Rchb.f.
- Laelia elegans var. morrenianaName author: Rchb.f.
- Laelia elegans var. pictaName author: Rchb.f.
- Laelia elegans var. prasiataName author: B.S.Williams
- Laelia elegans var. schillerianaName author: A.H.Kent
- Laelia elegans var. tautzianaName author: Rchb.f.
- Laelia elegans var. turneriName author: (R.Warner) A.H.Kent
- Laelia elegans var. warneriName author: B.S.Williams
- Laelia elegans var. wolstenholmiaeName author: Rchb.f.
- Laelia giganteaName author: R.Warner
- Laelia giganteaName author: R.Warner
- Laelia pachysteleName author: Rchb.f.
- Laelia purpurata var. brysianaName author: (Lem.) F.Buyss.
- Laelia turneriName author: R.Warner
- Laelia turneriName author: hort. ex R.Warner
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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