Paxton, J., Magazine of botany and register of flowering plants [J. Paxton] (1834-1849)
Paxton’s Mag. Bot.

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vol. 9 (1842)

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p. 265 (1839)

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name cited:
Cattleya superba M.R.Schomb. ex Lindl.
name recognized:
Cattleya violacea (Kunth) Rolfe
name recognized (basionym):
Cymbidium violaceum Kunth

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drawing: S. Holden

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family: Orchidaceae
subfamily: Epidendroideae
tribe: Epidendreae
subtribe: Laeliinae

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epithet cited: superbus,-a,-um

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epithet recognized: violaceus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, U.S.A.

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link to this page:
https://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=189307

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Cymbidium violaceum Kunth; Epidendrum violaceum (Kunth) Rchb.f.;