Cattleya iricolor is a species of orchid native to the eastern montane forests of Ecuador and Peru.

Cattleya iricolor
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Cattleya
Subgenus: Cattleya subg. Cattleya
Section: Cattleya sect. Cattleya
Species:
C. iricolor
Binomial name
Cattleya iricolor

Description

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Cattleya iricolor is an epiphytic orchid with slightly compressed pseudobulbs with a single terminal leaf each. The leaves are narrow, up to 35 cm long and 3 cm wide. Flowers are very fragrant, creamy white or yellowish, 8 cm across in size, with long and narrow petals and sepals, pointy lip; up to 6 flowers per pseudobulb.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

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Cattleya iricolor grows in Peru and Ecuador in montane forests of the eastern Andes at elevations of ca.1000 m.[1][3]

Conservation

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The conservation status of Cattleya iricolor is assessed as vulnerable since 1997 by the IUCN.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Withner, C. (1988). The Cattleyas and Their Relatives. Vol. 1: The Cattleyas. Timber Press. pp. 29–30. ISBN 978-0-88192-099-4.
  2. ^ "Cattleya iricolor – Cattleya Source". cattleya.wikidot.com. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  3. ^ a b Walter, Kerry S.; Gillett, Harriet J. (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. IUCN. ISBN 9782831703282.
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