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Cattleya (The Corsage Orchid) is a genus of 42
species of orchids from Costa Rica to tropical South America. The genus was named in 1824 by John
Lindley after William Cattley, who received and successfully cultivated specimens of Cattleya
labiata that were used as packing material in a shipment of other orchids. The genus is
abbreviated C in trade journals. They are widely known for their large, showy flowers, and were
used extensively in hybridization for the cut-flower trade until quite recently. Orchids that
consists of about 1200 species. Source: Wikipedia Encyclopedia.)
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