Cattleya tenuis — The Life Data

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Cattleya

At a glance

Occurrence records14

Data sources6

Biological traits10

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources6 archives

Databases and archives Cattleya tenuis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility14 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

CCDBChromosome Counts DB · Tel Aviv U.genome & karyotype↗

PloiDBPloidy Databasegenome & karyotype

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources10 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF14 records

Genome at a glanceCCDB2n = 40

01Narrative

Cattleya tenuis (the "slender-stemmed cattleya") is a species of orchid. It shares the rarely used common name of Easter orchid with C. mossiae and C. schroederae. Natural hybrids : Cattleya × tenuata (= C. elongata × C. tenuis) (Brazil)

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction2

Life formperennial or lithophyte

Lifeform raunkiaer detailedlithophyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment7

Aquaticterrestrial

Climateseasonally dry tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteterrestrial

Growth formherb

Habitat GIFTCampo Rupestre, Carrasco, Floresta Estacional Semidecidual, Vegetação Sobre Afloramentos Rochosos

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcodingmolecular

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Cattleya tenuis has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

06Genome at a glanceCCDB

The complete instruction manual Cattleya tenuis carries — its genome. We read it from three angles — how big it is, how the DNA is packed into chromosomes, and how completely it has been sequenced — and explain how to read each value as you go.

Chromosomes & ploidyhow the DNA is packaged

2n is the full chromosome count in a normal body cell; n is a gamete (egg or sperm), which carries half. Ploidy is how many complete chromosome sets each cell holds — 2× (diploid) is typical for animals, while higher levels (polyploidy) are common in plants. Click any value below to see the underlying records and sources.

Chromosomes2n = 40 n = 20

Ploidydiploid inferred

Chromosome-count records — grouped by value · 2n = full set, n = gamete · click a value for sources & references

2n 401×CCDB · iapt

CCDB · iapt — IAPT/IOPB Chromosome Data 26

Ploidy records — measured levels and diploid/polyploid inferences · click for sources

diploid inferred1×PloiDB · genus-scale

PloiDB · genus-scale — chromEvol; reliability=1.000 ↗

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type14 records

Museum / vouchered14

Origin

Native5

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO36 km²

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 14 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence14

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions3 of 7 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Bronx, US	4
Laboratorio de Ictiologialocation not on record	3
Kew, GB	2
Feira de Santana, BR	2
UFPRlocation not on record	1
JBRJlocation not on record	1
Departamento de Sistematica e Ecologialocation not on record	1

7 institutions · 14 of 14 vouchered records shown