Cattleya mossiae
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Subgenus: | Cattleya subg. Cattleya
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Section: | Cattleya sect. Cattleya
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Species: | C. mossiae
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Cattleya mossiae (literally "Moss' Cattley's"), commonly known as easter orchid, is a species of labiate Cattleya orchid. The white-flowered form is sometimes known as Cattleya wagneri.[1] The diploid chromosome number of C. mossiae has been determided as 2n = 40. The haploid chromosome number has been determined as n = 20.[2]
It is among the group of very fragrant orchids.
References and external links
- ^ The Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia
- ^ page 251 of L. P. Felix and M. Guerra: "Variation in chromosome number and the basic number of subfamily Epidendroideae (Orchidaceae)" Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 163(2010)234—278. The Linnean Society of London. Downloaded October 2010 from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2010.01059.x/abstract