Cattleya iricolor

Cattleya iricolor is a species of orchid native to the eastern montane forests of Ecuador and Peru.

Cattleya iricolor
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
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. iricolor
Binomial name
Cattleya iricolor Lindl.

Description

Cattleya iricolor is an epiphytic orchid with slightly compressed pseudobulbs with a single terminal leaf each. The leaves are narrow, up to 35 cm long and 3 cm wide. Flowers are very fragrant, creamy white or yellowish, 8 cm across in size, with long and narrow petals and sepals, pointy lip; up to 6 flowers per pseudobulb.^[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

Cattleya iricolor grows in Peru and Ecuador in montane forests of the eastern Andes at elevations of ca.1000 m.^[1][3]

Conservation

The conservation status of Cattleya iricolor is assessed as vulnerable since 1997 by the IUCN.^[3]