Cattleya crispa is a species of orchid indigenous to the Tijuca Mountains north of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, noted for its crisped and ruffled petals and lip. It is the type species for both the subgenus Cattleya subg. Crispae and its section Cattleya sect. Crispae.
Prior to 2000, C. crispa had long been placed in the genus Laelia because it had eight pollinia, instead of the four found in Cattleya labiata, the type species of the genus Cattleya.van den Berg, Higgins, Dressler, Whitten, Arenas, Culham, and Chase: "A Phylogenetic Analysis of Laeliinae (Orchindaceae) Based on Sequence Data from Internal Transcribed Spacers (ITS) of Nuclear Ribosomal DNA", Lindleyana 15(2): 96-114. 2000. The American Orchid Society. In 2000, the "Brazilian Laelias" (including L. crispa) were transferred to the genus Sophronitis.van den Berg, C. and M. W. Chase. 2000. "Nomenclatural notes on Laeliinae—I." Lindleyana 15: 115-119 In 2008, the entire genus Sophronitis was sunk into the genus Cattleya, and S. crispa was given its original name of C. crispa.C. van den Berg "New Combinations in the Genus Cattleya Lindl. (Orchidaceae)" Neodiversity 3 (2008) 3-12.
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External links
Orchids of Brazil listing - mirandaorchids.com (includes pictures of C. crispa and distribution map)