Cattleya forbesii OP

Caittleya foirbesii f. alba, A.S.Medeiros & Xim.Bols. 2013
Cattleya forbesii f. aquinii, A.S.Medeiros & Pegoraro 2014
Cattleya forbesii f. aurea, A.Seidel ex Roeth 2006
Cattleya forbesii f. beatriciana, A.S.Medeiros & Pegoraro 2013
Cattleya forbesii f. coerulea, A.S.Medeiros & Zager 2013
Catitleya forbesii f. delicata, A.S.Medeiros & Zager 2013
Cattleya forbesii f. flammea, A.S.Medeiros & Zager 2013
Cattleya forbesii f. maculata, A.S.Medeiros & Zager 2013
Cattleya forbesii f. marginata, A.S.Medeiros & Xim.Bols. 2013
Cattleya forbesii f. oculata, A.S.Medeiros & Xim.Bols. 2013
Cattleya forbesii f. parda, A.S.Medeiros & Pegoraro 2013
Cattleya forbesii f. rosea, A.S.Medeiros & Pegoraro 2013
Cattleya forbesii f. rubra, A.S.Medeiros & Pegoraro 2013
Cattleya forbesii f. trilabellata, A.S.Medeiros & Zager 2013
Cattleya forbesii f. venosa, A.S.Medeiros & Pegoraro 2013
Cattleya forbesii f. viridipetala, A.S.Medeiros & Xim.Bols. 2013
Cattleya forbesii var. viridiflora, Horta 1936
Cattleya fulva, Beer 1854
Cattleya isopetala, Beer 1854
Cattleya pauper, [Vell] Stellfeld 1949
Cattleya vestalis, Hoffmannsegg 1843
Epidendrum forbesii, Rchb.f 1861
Epidendrum pauper, Vell 1825
Maelenia paradoxa, DuMort. 1834

forbes = James Forbes (1773 - 1861), Gärtner des Duke of Bedford in Woburn Abbey

epi- or lithophytic on the Atlantic coast near streams or the sea coast on trees and rocks or on shrubs under trees at altitudes of around 200 metres

Cattleya forbesii is a compact to medium sized Cattleya. The flowers can reach up to 12cm in diameter, the flower colour goes from pale yellow to golden yellow to green, the lip colouring is white, white with some yellow to pink through. All combinations are possible.