Name: Cattleya violacea Icabaru
Code Plant: BR 00425

Blooming size orchids characteristics
Mature size: Medium
Bloom time: Spring - Summer
Flower size: 13 cm
Care: Difficult
Shadowing: 50 %
Altitude: 200 - 700 m
Temperature: Intermediate warm
Habitat: Epiphyte
Origin: Brazil ( states of Amazonas, Acre, Rondônia, Roraima, Pará, Mato Grosso ), Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador.
Synonyms: Cattleya schomburgkii Lodd. ex Lindl. 1838; Cattleya superba R.H. Schomb. ex Lindl. 1838; Cattleya superba var. alba Rolfe 1890; Cattleya superba var. ashworthii auct. 1895; Cattleya superba var. splendens Lem. 1869; Cattleya superba var. wellsiana auct. 1894; Cattleya violacea f. alba (Rolfe) Christenson 1996; Cattleya violacea var. alba (Rolfe) Fowlie 1977; Cattleya violacea var. ashworthii (auct.) Braem 1984; Cattleya violacea var. huebneri Schltr. 1925; Cattleya violacea var. splendens (Lem.) Fowlie 1977; Cattleya violacea var. wellsiana (auct.) Braem 1984; *Cymbidium violaceum Kunth 1816; Epidendrum superbum (R.H. Schomb. ex Lindl.) Rchb. f. 1862; Epidendrum violaceum (Kunth) Rchb. f. 1861