Cattleya elongata Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 1: 72 (1877). ________________________________________ Distribution: Brazil (Pernambuco to Minas Gerais) 84 BZE BZL Heterotypic Synonyms: Cattleya nilsonii Regel, Gartenflora 38: 481 (1889). Cattleya alexandrae L.Linden & Rolfe, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 11: 522 (1892). Cattleya alexandrae var. elegans Rolfe, Lindenia 8: 47 (1892). Cattleya alexandrae var. tenebrosa Rolfe, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 11: 522 (1892). Cattleya alexandrae var. maculata auct., Orchid Rev. 3: 330 (1895). Cattleya alexandrae var. rosea auct., Orchid Rev. 3: 330 (1895). Cattleya elongata var. elegans (Rolfe) Fowlie, Braz. Bifol. Cattleyas: 89 (1977). Cattleya elongata var. tenebrosa (Rolfe) Fowlie, Braz. Bifol. Cattleyas: 89 (1977). Cattleya elongata var. maculata (auct.) Braem, Cattleya Brazilian Bifoliate Cattleyas: 35 (1984). Cattleya elongata var. rosea (auct.) Braem, Cattleya Brazilian Bifoliate Cattleyas: 36 (1984). Cattleya elongata f. alba F.Barros & J.A.N.Bat., Orquidologia Sul-Amer.: 101 (2004).