| Cattleya mossiae |
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| Scientific classification |
| 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. mossiae |
| Binomial name |
Cattleya mossiae
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| Synonyms |
- Cattleya labiata var. mossiae (C.Parker ex Hook.) Lindl.
- Cattleya wageneri Rchb.f.
- Cattleya labiata var. reineckeana Rchb.f.
- Cattleya reineckiana Rchb.f.
- Epidendrum labiatum var. reineckeanum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
- Epidendrum labiatum var. mossiae (C.Parker ex Hook.) Rchb.f.
- Epidendrum labiatum var. wageneri (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
- Cattleya carrierei Houllet
- Cattleya mossiae var. hardyana B.S.Williams & T.Moore
- Cattleya mossiae var. reineckeana Rchb.f. ex O'Brien
- Cattleya mossiae var. decora B.S.Williams
- Cattleya edithiana R.Warner ex B.S.Williams
- Cattleya aliciae Linden
- Cattleya mossiae var. coerulea Cogn.
- Cattleya mossiae var. beyrodtiana Schltr.
- Cattleya mossiae var. wageneri Braem
- Cattleya mossiae f. coerulea (Cogn.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss
- Cattleya mossiae f. reineckeana (Rchb.f. ex O'Brien) M.Wolff & O.Gruss
- Cattleya mossiae f. wageneri (Rchb.f.) M.Wolff & O.Gruss
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Cattleya mossiae (literally 'Moss' Cattleya'), commonly known as the Easter orchid, is a species of labiate Cattleya orchid. The white-flowered form is sometimes known as Cattleya wagneri. The diploid chromosome number of C. mossiae has been determined as 2n = 40. The haploid chromosome number has been determined as n = 20.
It is among the group of very fragrant orchids.