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Pupulin, F. 2015. A new form of Cattleya dowiana and the taxonomy of its color variations. Orchids (The Bulletin of the American Orchid Society) 84(1): 46–54.
Abtsract. The queen of orchids, Cattleya dowiana, or the “Guaria de Turrialba,” as it is best known in its native costa rica, has long been regarded as one of the most beautiful of all the Cattleya species, and many authors have even called it “the world’s most beautiful flower.” The paper describes a new color form of this species, Cattleya dowiana subsp. dpwiana fma. carmoniana, and discusses the other varieties and forms of Cattleya dowiana previously described.
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