Cattleya purpurata
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 purpurata
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1855
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Cattleya purpurata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
27 synonyms in this snapshot
- Amalia purpureaName author: Heynh.
- Bletia casperianaName author: (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
- Bletia purpurataName author: (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb.f.
- Bletia purpurata var. auroreaName author: Rchb.f.
- Bletia purpurata var. pallidaName author: Rchb.f.
- Bletia purpurata var. praetextaName author: (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
- Brasilaelia purpurataName author: (Lindl. & Paxton) Campacci
- Cattleya brysianaName author: Lem.
- Cattleya purpurata var. blenheimenseName author: (R.Warner & B.S.Williams) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya purpurata var. nelisiiName author: (Lem.) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya purpurata var. praetextaName author: (Rchb.f.) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya purpurata var. roseaName author: (Regel) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya purpurata var. russellianaName author: (B.S.Williams) K.A.Roberts
- Cattleya purpurata var. virginalisName author: (L.C.Menezes) K.A.Roberts
- Chironiella purpurataName author: (Lindl. & Paxton) Braem
- Hadrolaelia purpurataName author: (Lindl. & Paxton) Chiron & V.P.Castro
- Hadrolaelia purpurata f. virginalisName author: (L.C.Menezes) F.Barros & J.A.N.Bat.
- Laelia casperianaName author: Rchb.f.
- Laelia purpurataName author: Lindl. & Paxton
- Laelia purpurata var. blenheimenseName author: R.Warner & B.S.Williams
- Laelia purpurata var. nelisiiName author: Lem.
- Laelia purpurata var. praetextaName author: Rchb.f.
- Laelia purpurata var. roseaName author: Regel
- Laelia purpurata var. russellianaName author: (B.S.Williams) B.S.Williams
- Laelia purpurata var. virginalisName author: L.C.Menezes
- Laelia russellianaName author: B.S.Williams
- Sophronitis purpurataName author: (Lindl. & Paxton) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase
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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