Cattleya intermedia

Cattleya intermedia, the intermediate cattleya, is a bifoliate Cattleya species of orchid. The diploid chromosome number of C. intermedia has been determined as 2n = 40.^[1]

Cattleya intermedia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Cattleya
Subgenus:	Cattleya subg. Intermediae
Species:	C. intermedia
Binomial name
Cattleya intermedia Graham ex Hook.
Synonyms
Cattleya maritima Lindl. Cattleya ovata Lindl. Cattleya amethystina C.Morren Cattleya loddigesii var. amethystina C. Morren ex Lem. Cattleya lindleyana Rchb.f. Cattleya amabilis Lindl. ex Buyss. Cattleya gibeziae Linden & Rodigas Cattleya aquinii Barb.Rodr. Cattleya intermedia var. punctatissima Sander Cattleya intermedia var. amethystina (C.Morren ex Lem.) Fowlie