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Cattleya purpurata (Lindl. & Paxton) Rollisson ex Lindl.

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Cattleya

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Cattleya purpurata: Laelia purpurata
Photo: Arne and Bent Larsen, Haarby, Denmark, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Chinese
紫花卡特兰, 紫花蕾丽兰
Portuguese
Bainha-de-faca
Russian
Каттлея пурпурная

Synonyms

  • Amalia purpurea Heynh.
  • Bletia casperiana (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
  • Bletia purpurata (Lindl. & Paxton) Rchb.f.
  • Bletia purpurata var. aurorea Rchb.f.
  • Bletia purpurata var. pallida Rchb.f.
  • Bletia purpurata var. praetexta (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
  • Brasilaelia purpurata (Lindl. & Paxton) Campacci
  • Cattleya brysiana Lem.
  • Cattleya purpurata var. blenheimense (R.Warner & B.S.Williams) K.A.Roberts
  • Cattleya purpurata var. nelisii (Lem.) K.A.Roberts
  • Cattleya purpurata var. praetexta (Rchb.f.) K.A.Roberts
  • Cattleya purpurata var. rosea (Regel) K.A.Roberts
  • Cattleya purpurata var. russelliana (B.S.Williams) K.A.Roberts
  • Cattleya purpurata var. virginalis (L.C.Menezes) K.A.Roberts
  • Chironiella purpurata (Lindl. & Paxton) Braem
  • Hadrolaelia purpurata (Lindl. & Paxton) Chiron & V.P.Castro
  • Hadrolaelia purpurata f. virginalis (L.C.Menezes) F.Barros & J.A.N.Bat.
  • Laelia casperiana Rchb.f.
  • Laelia purpurata Lindl. & Paxton
  • Laelia purpurata var. blenheimense R.Warner & B.S.Williams
  • Laelia purpurata var. nelisii Lem.
  • Laelia purpurata var. praetexta Rchb.f.
  • Laelia purpurata var. rosea Regel
  • Laelia purpurata var. russelliana (B.S.Williams) B.S.Williams
  • Laelia purpurata var. virginalis L.C.Menezes
  • Laelia russelliana B.S.Williams
  • Sophronitis purpurata (Lindl. & Paxton) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.