× Cattleytonia

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× Cattleytonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: × Cattleytonia
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× Cattleytonia (from Cattleya and Broughtonia, its parental genera) is an intergeneric hybrid of orchids.[1][2] It is abbreviated Ctna in horticultural trade.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Uesato, K.; Sagawa, Y. (1986). "Effects of sucrose and CW on the survival of PLB tissues of Cattleytonia [Orchidaceae] under cold storage". Science Bulletin of the College of Agriculture - University of the Ryukyu (Japan). ISSN 0370-4246.
  2. ^ Arditti, Joseph (January 1969). "Floral Anthocyanins in Species and Hybrids of Broughtonia, Brassavola, and Cattleyopsis (Orchidaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 56 (1): 59–68. doi:10.1002/j.1537-2197.1969.tb07507.x.