Cattleya purpurata var. aço 'Batata roxa'

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Common name: The Purple Marked Cattleya clonal variety

Family: Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae (Orchid)

Synonym: Cattleya purpurata 'Batata roxa', Laelia purpurata var. aço 'Batata roxa'

Distribution: SE to S Brazil

Life form: Epiphytic

Bloom characteristics: This is a white color form with a purple and yellow throat.

Comments: Cattleya purpurata var. aço 'Batata roxa'

1: Greenhouse 10: Intermediate Higher Light Orchid House (GH10) • Accession: 2012-0030*A • Provenance: From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

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