Cattleya percivaliana
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Cattleya percivaliana (literally Percival's Cattley's) is a species of orchid. It shares the common name of "Christmas Orchid" with C. trianae
and Angraecum sesquipedale
The diploid chromosome
number of C. percivaliana has been determined as 2n = 40. The haploid chromosome number has been determined as n = 20.
Cattleya trianae
Cattleya trianae , also known as Flor de Mayo or "Christmas Orchid" , is a plant belonging to the Orchidaceae family. It grows as an epiphytic orchid, with succulent leaves, endemic to Colombia where it was nominated as the National Flower in November 1936...
and Angraecum sesquipedale
Angraecum sesquipedale
Angraecum sesquipedale is an epiphytic orchid in the genus Angraecum that is endemic to Madagascar. The orchid was first discovered by the French botanist Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars in 1798, but was not described until 1822...
The diploid chromosome
Chromosome
A chromosome is an organized structure of DNA and protein found in cells. It is a single piece of coiled DNA containing many genes, regulatory elements and other nucleotide sequences. Chromosomes also contain DNA-bound proteins, which serve to package the DNA and control its functions.Chromosomes...
number of C. percivaliana has been determined as 2n = 40. The haploid chromosome number has been determined as n = 20.