Genus: Cattleya Life
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> Family: Orchidaceae
Eight species cultivated.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Cattleya granulosa
Native to Brazil. |
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Cattleya liabata
Native to Venezuela. |
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Cattleya loddigesii
Native to Brazil. |
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Cattleya luddemanniana
Native to tropical America. |
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Cattleya luteola
Native from Ecuador to Bolivia. |
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Cattleya mendellii
Native to Colombia. |
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Cattleya trianae
Native to Colombia. |
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Cattleya warszewiczii
Native to tropical America. |
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