4. Cattleya forbesii Lindl., Coll. Bot.: sub t. 37. 1821. Epiphytic herb. Leaves 2, sessile, apical; blade green, immaculate, coriaceous, flat, conduplicate, oblong, obscurely parallel-veined, apex acute to rounded. Inflorescence in raceme, terminal, 3-flowered, glabrous. Flowers resupinate, ecalcarate; sepals and petals cream to pale vinaceous, immaculate; lip yellowish with vinaceous veins, trilobed. Distribution: Restricted to Brazil and endemic to the Atlantic Forest domain (van den Berg c2020b). Specimen examined: 22º57’43’’ S, 43º10’51’’ W, 7 Dec 2017 (fl), R. Silva s.n. (RFA 43320).

Published as part of Barberena, Felipe Fajardo Villela Antolin, Silva, Roberto da & Lopes, Rosana Conrado, 2022, Copacabana is more than a beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: the orchid flora of Parque Estadual da Chacrinha, pp. 30-40 in Caldasia 44 (1) on page 36, DOI: 10.15446/caldasia.v44n1.88156, http://zenodo.org/record/15265162