Cattleya cernua

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.