L’ Illustration horticole (1854-1896)
Ill. Hort.

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vol. 16 (1869)

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t. 605 (1869)

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name cited:
Cattleya superba var. splendens Lemaire
name recognized:
Cattleya violacea (Kunth) Rolfe
name recognized (basionym):
Cymbidium violaceum Kunth

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drawing: P. Stroobant

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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:
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, U.S.A.

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link to this page:
https://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=39261

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synonyms:

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