Cattlianthe
Encyclopedia
Cattlianthe J.M.H. Shaw (2003), abbreviated Ctt. in the horticultural trade, is the orchid
nothogenus for intergeneric hybrid greges
containing at least one ancestor species from each of the two ancestral genera Cattleya
Lindl. (1824) and Guarianthe
Dressler
& W.E. Higgins (2003), and from no other genera.
Orchidaceae
The Orchidaceae, commonly referred to as the orchid family, is a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales. Along with the Asteraceae, it is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species,...
nothogenus for intergeneric hybrid greges
Grex (horticulture)
The term grex , derived from the Latin noun grex, gregis meaning flock, has been coined to expand botanical nomenclature to describe horticultural hybrids of orchids, based solely on their specified parentage...
containing at least one ancestor species from each of the two ancestral genera Cattleya
Cattleya
Cattleya is a genus of 113 species of orchids from Costa Rica to tropical South America. The genus was named in 1824 by John Lindley after Sir William Cattley who received and successfully cultivated specimens of Cattleya labiata that were used as packing material in a shipment of other orchids...
Lindl. (1824) and Guarianthe
Guarianthe
Guarianthe, abbreviated Gur. in the horticultural trade, is a small genus of epiphytic orchids, growing in wet forests in Central America and northern South America. It was separated from the bifoliate Cattleyas in 2003, based on phylogenetic studies of nuclear DNA sequence data- Species...
Dressler
Dressler
Dressler may refer to:* Anton Dressler , clarinetist* Conrad Dressler , sculptor and potter* Erich Dressler, luger* Gallus Dressler , composer and music theorist* Marie Dressler , actress...
& W.E. Higgins (2003), and from no other genera.