Definition of Cattleya citrina

1. Noun. Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya.

Exact synonyms: Encyclia Citrina, Tulip Orchid
Generic synonyms: Orchid, Orchidaceous Plant
Group relationships: Encyclia, Genus Encyclia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cattleya Citrina

Catocala nupta
Catonian
Catoptrophorus
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Catostomidae
Catostomus
Catriona
Cats
Catskill Mountains
Catskills
Catt
Cattell
Cattell Infant Intelligence Scale
Cattellian
Catterall
Cattleya citrina (current term)
Catu virus
Catullus
Caty
Caucasia
Caucasian
Caucasian Albania
Caucasian Iberia
Caucasian language
Caucasian race
Caucasian walnut
Caucasian zelkova
Caucasians
Caucasic
Caucasiology

Literary usage of Cattleya citrina

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Amateur Orchid Cultivators' Guide Book by H. A. Burberry (1900)
"CF, SUSSEX, writes :—You will remember I wrote to you last year about a very fine variety of Cattleya citrina which received a notice in the July number of ..."

2. Gardeners Chronicle, the Horticultural Trade Journal (1897)
"Cattleya citrina now producing its handsome and fragrant blooms, should be kept in a cool sunny THE WEEK'S WORK. ..."

3. The Book of the Garden by Charles McIntosh (1855)
"... (of this we have several varieties)—November, December, January, and February ; Cattleya superba—July and August ; Cattleya citrina—July and August. ..."

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