Cattleya elongata

Cattleya elongata Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 1: 72 (1877).
This name is accepted.

Distribution: Brazil (Pernambuco to Minas Gerais)
84 BZE BZL

Lifeform: Pseudobulb lithophyte

Family: Orchidaceae

Original Compiler: R.Govaerts

Heterotypic Synonyms:
Cattleya nilsonii Regel, Gartenflora 38: 481 (1889).
Cattleya alexandrae L.Linden & Rolfe, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 11: 522 (1892).
Cattleya alexandrae var. elegans Rolfe, Lindenia 8: 47 (1892).
Cattleya alexandrae var. tenebrosa Rolfe, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 11: 522 (1892).
Cattleya alexandrae var. maculata auct., Orchid Rev. 3: 330 (1895).
Cattleya alexandrae var. rosea auct., Orchid Rev. 3: 330 (1895).
Cattleya elongata var. elegans (Rolfe) Fowlie, Braz. Bifol. Cattleyas: 89 (1977).
Cattleya elongata var. tenebrosa (Rolfe) Fowlie, Braz. Bifol. Cattleyas: 89 (1977).
Cattleya elongata var. maculata (auct.) Braem, Cattleya Brazilian Bifoliate Cattleyas: 35 (1984).
Cattleya elongata var. rosea (auct.) Braem, Cattleya Brazilian Bifoliate Cattleyas: 36 (1984).
Cattleya elongata f. alba F.Barros & J.A.N.Bat., Orquidologia Sul-Amer.: 101 (2004).