Cattleya schilleriana

Cattleya schilleriana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Laeliinae
Alliance:	Cattleya
Genus:	Cattleya
Subgenus:	C. subg. Falcata
Section:	C. sect. Guttatae
Species:	C. schilleriana
Binomial name
Cattleya schilleriana Rchb.f. (1857)
Synonyms
Epidendrum schillerianum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. (1861) Cattleya schilleriana var. concolor Hook. (1859) Cattleya regnellii R. Warner (1866) Cattleya schilleriana var. amaliana L. Linden & Rodigas (1886)

Cattleya schilleriana is a species of bifoliate Cattleya orchid.

It is endemic to Bahia state in coastal eastern Brazil.

Today it is considered extinct in nature.

Natural hybrids

• Cattleya × undulata ( = C. elongata × C. schilleriana) (Brazil).

See also

• Orchids of Bahia