Cattleya schroederae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Cattleya |
Subgenus: | Cattleya subg. Cattleya |
Section: | Cattleya sect. Cattleya |
Species: | C. schroederae
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Binomial name | |
Cattleya schroederae |
Cattleya schroederae is a species of orchid. C. schroederae is named after Baroness Schroeder, wife of Sir John Schroder, see de:John Henry Schröder. It is a Colombian unifoliate Cattleya species. Flowers are to 9" (22.5 cm) across, strongly fragrant. [1] C. shroederae blooms in spring from a sheath that has formed before the winter dormancy. [2] As it blooms around Easter in Northern hemisphere, it is often referred to as " Easter orchid", a name it shares with Cattleya mossiae.
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