- Cattleya cernua
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Nodding Sophronitis 
Flower of Sophronitis cernua Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Epidendroideae Tribe: Epidendreae Subtribe: Laeliinae Genus: Cattleya Species: C. cernua Binomial name Cattleya cernua
(Lindl.) ined..Synonyms - Sophronia cernua (Lindl.) Lindl.
- Cattleya cernua (Lindl.) Beer
- Sophronitis cernua (Lindl.) Lindl.
Cattleya cernua, commonly known as the Nodding Sophronitis, is a species of orchid occurring from Brazil to northeastern Argentina. It was the type species of the genus Sophronitis until the genus was made synonymous with Cattleya.
Categories:- Epidendreae stubs
- Sophronitis
- Laeliinae species
- Cattleya species
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