Cattleya schroederae

Cattleya schroederae is a species of orchid. C. schroederae is named after Baroness Schroeder, wife of Sir John Schroder. It is a Colombian unifoliate Cattleya species. Flowers are to 9 in (23 cm) across, strongly fragrant.^[3] C. shroederae blooms in spring from a sheath that has formed before the winter dormancy.^[4] As it blooms around Easter in Northern hemisphere, it is often referred to as "Easter orchid", a name it shares with Cattleya mossiae.^{[citation needed]}

Clade:Embryophytes

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Quick facts Conservation status, Scientific classification ...

Cattleya schroederae
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Cattleya
Subgenus:	Cattleya subg. Cattleya
Section:	Cattleya sect. Cattleya
Species:	C. schroederae
Binomial name
Cattleya schroederae (Rchb.f.) Sander
Synonyms[2]
Cattleya trianae var. schroederae Rchb.f. Cattleya labiata var. schroederae (Rchb.f.) Sander Cattleya schroederae var. alba Sander Cattleya schroederae f. alba (Sander) M.Wolff & O.Gruss

Close