Cattleya mossiae
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Cattleya mossiae is a species of labiate Cattleya orchid. It shares the rarely used common name of Easter orchid
with C. schroederae
. The white-flowered form is sometimes known as Cattleya wagneri. The diploid chromosome
number of C. mossiae has been determided as 2n = 40. The haploid chromosome number has been determined as n = 20.
Easter orchid
Easter orchid may refers to:*Cattleya mossiae*Cattleya schroederae...
with C. schroederae
Cattleya schroederae
Cattleya schroederae is a species of orchid. It shares the rarely used common name of Easter orchid with C. mossiae....
. The white-flowered form is sometimes known as Cattleya wagneri. The diploid chromosome
Chromosome
A chromosome is an organized structure of DNA and protein found in cells. It is a single piece of coiled DNA containing many genes, regulatory elements and other nucleotide sequences. Chromosomes also contain DNA-bound proteins, which serve to package the DNA and control its functions.Chromosomes...
number of C. mossiae has been determided as 2n = 40. The haploid chromosome number has been determined as n = 20.