Endangered Plant Categories
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| In danger - EN |
| Vulnerable - VU |
| Almost threatened - NT |
Cattleya briegeri (EN)
Photo: Sergio Araujo
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Cattleya briegeri (Blumensch. ex Pabst) van den Berg & M.W. Chase
Synonyms:
Basionym: Laelia briegeri Blumensch. ex Pabst
Hoffmannseggella briegeri (Blumensch. ex Pabst) V. P. Castro & Chiron
Sophronitis briegeri (Blumensch. ex Pabst) van den Berg & M.W. Chase
Species published in 1960.
It occurs in the state of Minas Gerais, between 800 and 1000m of altitude, according to Francisco Miranda. Its size varies from 17 to 20cm and its floral stem reaches 27cm carrying 3 to 5 flowers.
The inclusion of this plant in the EN category - Endangered - was justified by the CNCFlora project (National Center for the Conservation of Flora), on 26.06.2012, by Pablo Viany Prieto as it is a very ornamental species with restricted distribution, with suspicion that there is a decline in habitat quality due to severe fires, urban expansion, tourism and agricultural activities and also due to indiscriminate harvesting.
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Bibliography:
1) CNCFlora. Hoffmannseggella briegeri in Red List of Brazilian flora version 2012.2 National Center for the Conservation of Flora.
Available at http://cncflora.jbrj.gov.br/portal/pt-br/profile/Hoffmannseggella briegeri.
Accessed on December 9, 2021.
(*) The National Center for the Conservation of Flora (CNCFlora) is a national reference in the generation, coordination and dissemination of information on biodiversity and conservation of endangered Brazilian flora.
2)van den Berg, C. 2020. Cattleya in Flora do Brasil 2020. Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro.
Available at: http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/floradobrasil/FB65066.
Accessed on: Dec 09. 2021
3) Carl L. Withner - The Cattleyas and Their Relatives - Volume II, The Laelias - 1990
4) Francisco Miranda - The Genus Laelia in Brazil - CD
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Cattleya caulescens (EN)
Photo: Sergio Araujo
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Cattleya caulescens (Lindl.) van den Berg
Synonyms:
Basionym: Laelia caulescens Lindl.
Hoffmannseggella caulescens (Lindl.) H.G. Jones;
Hoffmannseggella crispilabia (A. Rich. ex R. Warner) H. G. Jones;
Laelia crispilabia A. Rich ex R. Warner;
Sophronitis caulescens (Lindl.) van den Berg & M.W. Chase.
Species published in 1821.
It occurs in the state of Minas Gerais, between 1200 and 1600m in altitude, according to Francisco Miranda.
Its floral stem holds up to 6 flowers.
The inclusion of this plant in the EN category - Endangered - was justified by the CNCFlora project (National Center for the Conservation of Flora), on 06.26.2012, by Pablo Viany Prieto, as it is a very ornamental species that is subject to various situations of threat : occurrence in the so-called Quadrilátero Ferrífero, an area that has been devastated by open-pit mining activities, the collection of plants for ornamental purposes, decline in habitat quality and decline in the number of mature individuals.
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