Taxon:  Guarianthe skinneri (Bateman) Dressler & W. E. Higgins



Summary
Genus:
Guarianthe
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Epidendreae
Subtribe:
Laeliinae
Nomen number:
468443
Place of publication:
Lankesteriana 7:38.  2003
Verified:
08/07/2014 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Cattleya skinneri Bateman

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Cattleya skinneri Bateman var. skinneri

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  3. Dressler, R. L. & W. E. Higgins. 2003. Guarianthe, a generic name for the "Cattleya" skinneri complex. Lankesteriana 7:37-38.
  4. Pridgeon, A. M. et al., eds. 2005. Genera Orchidacearum. 4:251. Note: Oxford University Press
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  Withner, C. L. 1988-. The Cattleyas and their relatives. Note: six volumes
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  Withner, C. L. 1988-. The Cattleyas and their relatives. Note: six volumes
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Withner, C. L. 1988-. The Cattleyas and their relatives. Note: six volumes
2Cultivated    also cult.Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Native
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  2. Withner, C. L. 1988-. The Cattleyas and their relatives. Note: six volumes
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalas Cattleya skinneriWithner, C. L. 1988-. The Cattleyas and their relatives. Note: as Cattleya skinneri
Environmentalornamentalas Cattleya skinneriHuxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: as Cattleya skinneri
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=468443. Accessed 10 May 2026.