TABLE 1 in Cattleya ninae, a new species of Orchidaceae (Laeliinae) in the northern Espinhaço region of Minas Gerais, Brazil

TABLE 1. Comparisons between Cattleya ninae and similar species. OrganC. ninaeC. esalqueanaC. bradeiPseudobulbObovoid, green, 2 internodesSemi-terete, purple (70%), green (30%), 3 internodesSemi-terete, purple (90%), green (10%), 3 internodesLeafGreen, elliptic, pigmented with purple, navicularGreen, elliptic, upright, spotted purple, navicularGreen, elliptic, upright, navicularPetals & SepalsUniformly yellowUniformly golden yellowUniformly light yellowFlower diameter2.0‒2.5 cm3.0‒3.6 cm2.3‒3.2 cmRachis-Length and Width2.0‒2.5 cm × 1.0‒1.1 mm4.5‒6.0 cm × 1.6‒2.0 mm5‒7 cm × 2.0‒2.8 mmCarinas2, median, longitudinal, linear, from the base of the lip to one-third of the length of middle lobe, brown in color–reddish at the base, then yellow4, the 2 external higher and disappearing at the junction with the median lobe, reddish-brown at the base, then yellow4, the 2 external higher and disappearing at the junction with the median lobe, reddish-brown at the base, then yellowLip discUniformly yellowUniformly golden yellowUniformly yellowColumn–Color and ProfileTriangular, yellowish-greenRectangular-falcate, greenishRectangular-falcate, yellowish-greenColumn base callusesPatent, light yellowDiscreet, yellowish-greenDiscreet, yellowish-greenFloweringSummerSummerSummer