Cattleya trianae var. coerulea 'Marina x Cielo Azul'

Cattleya bogotensis, Linden ex C. Morr. 1897
Cattleya kimballiana, L. Linden & Rodigas 1887
Cattleya labiata var. ernestii, Sander 1888
Cattleya labiata subsp. massangeana, Rchb.f. 1883
Cattleya labiata var. trianaei, (Lindley & Rchbf) Duch. 1860
Cattleya lindigii, Karst
Cattleya trianae f. alba, (L.Linden & Rodigas) M.Wolff & O.Gruss 2007
Cattleya trianae f. crawshayana, De B.Crawshay 1896
Cattleya trianae var. alba, L.Linden & Rodigas 1885
Cattleya trianae var. backhausiana, auct. 1885
Cattleya trianae var. colemannii, B.S.Williams 1876
Cattleya trianae var. corningii, B.S.Williams 1885
Cattleya trianae var. dodgsonii, B.S.Williams 1871
Cattleya trianae var. formosa, B.S.Williams 1884#
Cattleya trianae var. hillii, B.S.Williams 1885
Cattleya trianae var. hooleana, B.S.Williams 1887
Cattleya trianae var. marginata, B.S.Williams 1885
Cattleya trianae var. mariae, Cogn. & A.Gooss. 1897
Cattleya trianae var. massangeana, (Rchb.f.) B.S.Williams 1887
Cattleya trianae var. osmannii, B.S.Williams 1879
Cattleya trianae var. quadricolor, B.S.Williams 1885
Cattleya trianae var. reginae, B.S.Williams 1885
Cattleya trianae var. rosea, B.S.Williams 1885
Cattleya trianae var. russelliana, B.S.Williams 1885
Cattleya trianae var. splendidissima, B.S.Williams & T.Moore 1885
Cattleya trianae var. williamsii, B.S.Williams 1885
Epidendrum labiatum var trianaei, Rchb.f 1861

trianae = José Jerónimo Triana Silva (May 22, 1828 in Bogotá – October 31, 1890 in Paris) was a Colombian botanist, explorer, and physician who cataloged over 60,000 specimens representing 8,000 species.

epiphytic, widespread in all 3 Cordilleras of Colombia, at altitudes above 1000m, both in partial shade and high up in the canopy of trees in bright places.

Cattleya trianae is also known as Flor de Mayo (May flower) in Colombia. The extremely large (>20cm) flowers emit a fine, pleasant, slightly sweet fragrance. Cattleya trianae is very diverse in coloration, ranging from pure white to white with red lip, light pink to dark pinkish violet. Cattleya trianae became the Colombian national flower in November 1936:
1. the lip is yellow, blue and red, like the Colombian flag.
2. the species was named after the 19th century Colombian botanist José Jerónimo Triana.

The variety coerulea for blue or bluish colour variants of Cattleya trianae has not been officially mentioned to our knowledge to date. Thus the designation "var. coerulea" in this case is to be regarded as hort. (horticultural trade name). It is interesting in this context that a variety Cattleya trianae var. hooleana appears in Warner and Williams' Orchid Album in 1885, which has a distinctly bluish colour. Unfortunately, we do not have the description and original illustration, so if Cattleya trianae var. hooleana is in the original a bluish-coloured variety, the name Cattleya trianae var. coerulea is invalid.