Cattleya violacea

Subfamily:
  Epidendroideae
Tribe:
  Epidendreae
Subtribe:
  Laeliinae
Genus: Cattleya:
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French Guiana, Northern South America, Southern America
Guyana, Southern America
Suriname, Southern America
Venezuela, Southern America
Bolivia, Southern America
Colombia, Southern America
Ecuador, Southern America
Peru, Southern America
Brazil West-Central, Southern America
Brazil Southeast, Southern America
Brazil North, Southern America

Cattleya violacea Rolfe (1889) is a bifoliate epiphyte, native in tropical lowland forests of the Orinoco and Amazon river systems.
Over this vast riverine habitat, extending across parts of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas and Brazil, it is often found in exposed positions on trees.

Cattleya odoratissima P.N.Don (1840)
Cattleya schomburgkii Lodd. ex Lindl. (1838)
Cattleya superba M.R.Schomb. ex Lindl. (1838)
Cattleya superba var. alba Rolfe (1890)
Cattleya superba var. ashworthii auct. (1895)
Cattleya superba var. splendens Lem. (1869)
Cattleya superba var. wellsiana auct. (1894)
Cattleya violacea f. alba (Rolfe) Christenson (1996)
Cattleya violacea var. alba (Rolfe) Fowlie (1977)
Cattleya violacea var. ashworthii (auct.) Braem (1984)
Cattleya violacea var. splendens (Lem.) Fowlie (1977)
Cattleya violacea var. wellsiana (auct.) Braem (1984)
Cattleya violacea var. huebneri Schltr. (1925)
Cymbidium violaceum Kunth (1816)
Epidendrum superbum (M.R.Schomb. ex Lindl.) Rchb.f. (1862)

Brassocattleya Anne Hamilton (10)	Cattleya violacea × Brassavola nodosa
Cattleytonia Ultra-violent	Cattleya violacea × Broughtonia sanguinea
Cattleya Aileen Chew (18)	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya amethystoglossa
Cattleya Royal Blush	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya Beaufort
Cattleya Sunray	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya cinnabarina
Cattleya Etona	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya Cinnabrosa
Epicattleya Zebra Rose	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya Claesiana (syn)
Cattleya Salus	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya crispa
Cattleya Vesta	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya Doris (1894)
Cattleya Dancing Queen	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya Dubiosa (syn)
Cattleya Mardita	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya Eldorado
Cattleya Wellsiana (2)	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya Elegans (1879)
Cattleya Samba Storm (1)	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya Irene Finney (1964)
Cattleya Angelito del Cafetal	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya luteola
Cattleya Dago Red	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya milleri
Cattleya × labendziana (1)	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya nobilior
Cattleya Mem.l Chuang Wen-Hsien (4)	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya nobilior
Cattleya Shannon Holst	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya Penny Kuroda (syn)
Cattleya Marcela Aguiñaga	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya percivaliana
Cattleya Picture Perfect	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya Picturata
Cattleya Wavrinii	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya pumila
Cattleya Beautiful Kaylila (10)	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya Quinquecolor
Cattleya Harold Book	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya Schilleriana grex (syn)
Cattleya Diego de Lozada	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya Semaphore
Cattleya Violet Doll (1)	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya Sierra Doll
Cattleya Pharos (2)	Cattleya superba (syn) × Cattleya tenebrosa
Cattleya Celia (1895)	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya tenebrosa
Cattleya Siam Pink (2)	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya Thospol Spot
Cattleya Makobu	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya Tian Mu Sesame
Cattleya Vesta (1901)	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya Vitellina (syn)
Cattleya Euphrasia (7)	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya warscewiczii
Cattleya Via Dolosa	Cattleya violacea × Cattleya × dolosa
Cattleytonia Frank Smith	Cattleya violacea × Cattleytonia Jamaica Red
Cattleytonia Purple Stardust	Cattleya violacea × Cattleytonia Keith Roth
Cattlianthe Jose's Sugar Plum (1)	Cattleya violacea × Cattlianthe Bactia
Cattlianthe Busy Violet	Cattleya violacea × Cattlianthe Busy Bev
Cattlianthe Bob Hamilton	Cattleya violacea × Cattlianthe Molly Tyler
Caulocattleya Divine Lace	Cattleya violacea × Caulocattleya Jose Hermo
Catyclia Sonia C. Guimarães	Cattleya violacea × Encyclia randii
Catyclia Walnut Valley Purple Star	Cattleya violacea × Encyclia seidelii
Catyclia Barbara	Cattleya violacea × Encyclia tampensis
Proguarleya Plum Beautiful	Cattleya violacea × Guarechea Frances Dyer
Cattlianthe Mantovani Suprema	Cattleya violacea × Guarianthe hennisiana
Cattlianthe Meen Bonita	Cattleya violacea × Guarianthe skinneri
Laeliocattleya Adelaide Riley	Cattleya violacea × Laelia undulata
Myrmecocattleya RIO's Little Treasure (6)	Cattleya violacea × Myrmecophila albopurpurea (syn)
Myrmecocattleya José Portilla Andrade	Cattleya violacea × Myrmecophila brysiana
Myrmecocattleya Tiffany's Tiara (1)	Cattleya violacea × Myrmecophila grandiflora
Cattleychea Bauru	Cattleya violacea × Prosthechea crassilabia
Cattleychea Marie Lent	Cattleya violacea × Prosthechea mariae
Rhyncattleanthe Varut Love (5)	Cattleya violacea × Rhyncattleanthe Thi-Ti
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Mem. Nancy Ginocchio (1)	Cattleya violacea × Rhyncholaelia digbyana
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Eva's Orinoco	Cattleya violacea × Rhyncholaelia glauca
Rhyncholaeliocattleya San Gregorio	Cattleya violacea × Rhyncholaeliocattleya Cynthia
Rhyncholaeliocattleya My Violet	Cattleya violacea × Rhyncholaeliocattleya Oconee
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Eva's Aventurera	Cattleya violacea × Rhyncholaeliocattleya Osiris Ghyll
Rhyncholaeliocattleya G20 Bali 2022 (2)	Cattleya violacea × Rhyncholaeliocattleya Soerya Condro
Brassocatanthe Playa Los Cocos	Brassanthe Maikai × Cattleya violacea
Brassocattleya Angie Schneider	Brassavola ovaliformis × Cattleya violacea
Brassocattleya Kamala Jivaraju	Brassocattleya Katherine H. Chatham × Cattleya violacea
Brassocattleya Jose's Violee	Brassocattleya Mem. Vida Lee × Cattleya violacea
Brassocattleya Jose's Mind	Brassocattleya Mililani Star × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya H. G. Selfridge	Cattleya aclandiae × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Vigour Venus	Cattleya Aloha Case × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Salamander	Cattleya Anzac (1918) × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Stephanie Staser	Cattleya Betty Ford × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Ling Jensen	Cattleya bicolor × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Lorraine Homs	Cattleya Bing Crosby × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Lucy Mae Knox	Cattleya Brabantiae × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya John Broderick	Cattleya briegeri × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Chialin Doll-violacea (2)	Cattleya Chialin Doll × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Baby Lipstick	Cattleya Claesiana (syn) × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Viola Star	Cattleya crispata × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Cynthia de Paris	Cattleya Cynthia × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Sedenii	Cattleya Devoniensis × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Cuyabeno	Cattleya Dominiana (1859) × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Cleopatra	Cattleya dowiana × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Superbo-Elegans	Cattleya Elegans (1879) × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Mary Reed	Cattleya elongata × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Nano Riley	Cattleya Enid (1898) × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Triophthalma	Cattleya Exoniensis × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Jose's Smile (2)	Cattleya Exotic Smile × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Super-forbesii (7)	Cattleya forbesii × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Mollis (2)	Cattleya gaskelliana × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Nephthys	Cattleya granulosa × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Dietrichiana	Cattleya Hardyana (1896) × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Zachary Hodes (7)	Cattleya harrisoniana × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Pisgah Fantasy (4)	Cattleya Hawaiian Fantasy × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Louise Hamilton	Cattleya Hesperides × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Acbar	Cattleya Ingramii × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya × porphyrophlebia	Cattleya intermedia × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Porphyrophlebia (10)	Cattleya intermedia × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Burberryana	Cattleya Intricata × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Jairak Compact	Cattleya Jairak Doll × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Jose's Eternal Muse	Cattleya Jose's Beautiful Muse × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Jose's Divinity	Cattleya Jose's Luster × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Jose's Beautiful Muse	Cattleya Jose's Muse × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Greg Allikas (1)	Cattleya labiata × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya × hummeliana	Cattleya lawrenceana × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Breautiana (3)	Cattleya loddigesii × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Armando Planchart	Cattleya Loddigrella × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Argosy	Cattleya Lord Rothschild × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Tsair Violacea	Cattleya Love Knot × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Struber Dark Lip (1)	Cattleya Lucasiana × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Mainau-Zauber (2)	Cattleya lueddemanniana × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Summer Pink	Cattleya Lulu × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Tsiku Marguerite	Cattleya Mahalo Jack × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Adventure	Cattleya Majestic × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Doktor Klaus Eistetter	Cattleya mantiqueirae × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Mary Ellen Carter-violacea	Cattleya Mary Ellen Carter × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Walter Wolff (2)	Cattleya maxima × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Russell Child	Cattleya Mike Kobel Blue × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Amazing Match (1)	Cattleya Mini Collins × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Brian Carwile (1)	Cattleya Mini Purple × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Jose's Luster	Cattleya Mishima Luster × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Gertrude	Cattleya mossiae × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Vivian Johns	Cattleya Mrs. Mahler × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Cuatro Centenario Caracas	Cattleya Nigritian × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Natalie Kay	Cattleya Nora's Melody × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Corrupta	Cattleya praestans × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Isle of Dreams	Cattleya Precious Stones × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Canaima's First (8)	Cattleya purpurata × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Hsinying Odom	Cattleya Redglen × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Seminole Queen	Cattleya Sargon × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Notturno	Cattleya schilleriana × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Eva's Poesía Andina	Cattleya Semontiana × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Trudy Marsh	Cattleya sincorana × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Jose's Muse	Cattleya Snow Blind × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Feuillatii (1)	Cattleya tigrina × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Sua Mena	Cattleya trianae × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Velacea	Cattleya velutina × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Mem. Peter von Scholl (7)	Cattleya Vivian Johns × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Classic (7)	Cattleya walkeriana × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya × brymeriana (10)	Cattleya wallisii × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Randiana (2)	Cattleya wallisii × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Medios Beauty	Cattleya warneri × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya Queen Yacine (3)	Cattleya Yen Amethys × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya × burberryana	Cattleya × intricata × Cattleya violacea
Cattleytonia Tucha Quevedo FCA	Cattleytonia Mem. Aurelio Podestá × Cattleya violacea
Cattlianthe Adam's Whisper	Cattlianthe Camille Brandon × Cattleya violacea
Cattlianthe Janet Ragan (2)	Cattlianthe Chicanery × Cattleya violacea
Cattlianthe Mem. Penelope Ann Keller (1)	Cattlianthe Chocolate Drop × Cattleya violacea
Cattlianthe Brazilian Queen	Cattlianthe Mayan Queen × Cattleya violacea
Cattlianthe Viola Elegance	Cattlianthe Pixie Elegance × Cattleya violacea
Cattlianthe Varut Valentine (5)	Cattlianthe Secret Love × Cattleya violacea
Cattlianthe Viola Skies	Cattlianthe Sierra Skies × Cattleya violacea
Catyclia S. y N. Sangre Guaraní (4)	Catyclia Corrientes Payé FCA × Cattleya violacea
Catyclia Graf's Magenta	Catyclia Dowsett Gem × Cattleya violacea
Caulocattleya Hirofumi	Caularthron bicornutum × Cattleya violacea
Caulocattleya Jose Hermo	Caulocattleya Chantilly Lace × Cattleya violacea
Catyclia Purple Glory (6)	Encyclia adenocaula × Cattleya violacea
Catyclia Hawaiian Gem	Encyclia Brownie × Cattleya violacea
Catyclia Night Hawk (2)	Encyclia cordigera × Cattleya violacea
Catyclia Hawaiian Rose	Encyclia phoenicea × Cattleya violacea
Cattlianthe Charlesworthii (2)	Guarianthe bowringiana × Cattleya violacea
Guaricattonia Maryme	Guaritonia Why Not × Cattleya violacea
Laeliocattleya Redland	Laelia anceps × Cattleya violacea
Cattleya × triophthalma	Laelia canhamiana (syn) × Cattleya violacea
Laeliocattleya Vivi Arosemena (5)	Laelia splendida × Cattleya violacea
Laeliocattleya Dusky Beauty	Laeliocattleya Harry Dunn × Cattleya violacea
Myrmecocattleya Jose's Glow	Myrmecocattleya Keith Goldson × Cattleya violacea
Myrmecocattleya HKN Yen's Devotion	Myrmecophila thomsoniana × Cattleya violacea
Myrmecocattleya RIO'S Majestic (10)	Myrmecophila tibicinis × Cattleya violacea
Rhyncattleanthe Vivian's Voodoo	Rhyncattleanthe Lynn Ceton × Cattleya violacea
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Eva's Morena Tímida	Rhyncholaeliocattleya Amy Wakasugi × Cattleya violacea
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Eva's Promesa Difusa	Rhyncholaeliocattleya Chia Lin × Cattleya violacea
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Jose's Gem (6)	Rhyncholaeliocattleya Egyptian Queen × Cattleya violacea
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Bright Gem	Rhyncholaeliocattleya Ethel Ward × Cattleya violacea
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Pisgah Twilight	Rhyncholaeliocattleya Francis Y. Hoshino × Cattleya violacea
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Jose's Charm	Rhyncholaeliocattleya Hawaiian Passion × Cattleya violacea
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Vigour Annalacea	Rhyncholaeliocattleya Hsinying Anna × Cattleya violacea
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Mem. Julio Vinueza (3)	Rhyncholaeliocattleya King of Taiwan × Cattleya violacea
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Sweet Heart	Rhyncholaeliocattleya Maryam × Cattleya violacea
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Pearl Queen	Rhyncholaeliocattleya Mem. Helen Brown × Cattleya violacea
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Amie Kobayashi	Rhyncholaeliocattleya Myrtle Beach × Cattleya violacea
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Satin Bay	Rhyncholaeliocattleya Norman's Bay × Cattleya violacea
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Miners Creek	Rhyncholaeliocattleya Ojai × Cattleya violacea
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Mem. Don Moncsko (1)	Rhyncholaeliocattleya Toshie Aoki × Cattleya violacea
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Vicky Magic	Rhyncholaeliocattleya Vicky Gold × Cattleya violacea
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Jose's Kaleidoscope	Rhyncholaeliocattleya Waianae Leopard × Cattleya violacea