種 
The Plant ListにてAcceptedとされている種は以下の通り

 Cattleya aclandiae
 Cattleya acuensis 
 Cattleya × adrienne
 Cattleya alagoensis
 Cattleya alaorii
 Cattleya × albanensis
 Cattleya alvaroana
 Cattleya × amanda
 Cattleya amethystoglossa
 Cattleya angereri
 Cattleya araguaiensis
 Cattleya bicalhoi
 Cattleya bicolor
 C. bicolor subsp. brasiliensis
 C. bicolor subsp. minasgeraensis
 Cattleya × binotii
 Cattleya blumenscheinii
 Cattleya boissieri
 Cattleya bradei
 Cattleya × brasiliensis
 Cattleya brevipedunculata
 Cattleya briegeri
 Cattleya × britoi
 Cattleya × brymeriana
 Cattleya × calimaniana
 Cattleya × calimaniorum
 Cattleya × carassana
 Cattleya × cattleyioides
 Cattleya caulescens
 Cattleya cernua
 Cattleya cinnabarina
 Cattleya × cipoensis
 Cattleya coccinea
 Cattleya × colnagiana
 Cattleya colnagoi
 Cattleya conceicionensis
 Cattleya crispa
 Cattleya crispata
 Cattleya × cristinae
 Cattleya × cypheri
 Cattleya × dayana
 Cattleya dichroma
 Cattleya × dolosa
 Cattleya dormaniana
 Cattleya dowiana
 C. dowiana var. aurea
 Cattleya × dukeana
 Cattleya × duveenii
 Cattleya × elegans
 Cattleya elongata
 Cattleya endsfeldzii
 Cattleya × ericoi
 Cattleya esalqueana
 Cattleya × feldmanniana
 Cattleya fidelensis
 Cattleya flavasulina
 Cattleya forbesii
 Cattleya fournieri
 Cattleya × frankeana
 Cattleya × gaezeriana
 Cattleya gaskelliana
 Cattleya × gerhard-santosii
 Cattleya ghillanyi
 Cattleya gloedeniana
 Cattleya gracilis
 Cattleya grandis
 Cattleya × gransabanensis
 Cattleya granulosa
 Cattleya guttata
 Cattleya × hardyana
 Cattleya harpophylla
 Cattleya harrisoniana
 Cattleya × heitoriana
 Cattleya hispidula
 Cattleya hoehnei
 Cattleya × hummeliana
 Cattleya × hybrida
 Cattleya × imperator
 Cattleya intermedia
 Cattleya × intricata
 Cattleya iricolor
 Cattleya × irrorata
 Cattleya × isabellae
 Cattleya itambana
 Cattleya jenmanii
 Cattleya × jetibaensis
 Cattleya × joaquiniana
 Cattleya jongheana
 Cattleya kautskyana
 Cattleya × kautskyi
 Cattleya × kerchoveana
 Cattleya kerrii
 Cattleya kettieana
 Cattleya kleberi
 Cattleya × labendziana
 Cattleya labiata
 Cattleya × lambari
 Cattleya lawrenceana
 Cattleya × lilacina
 Cattleya liliputana
 Cattleya lobata
 Cattleya loddigesii
 Cattleya longipes
 Cattleya × lucieniana
 Cattleya lueddemanniana
 Cattleya luetzelburgii
 Cattleya lundii
 Cattleya luteola
 Cattleya mantiqueirae
 Cattleya marcaliana
 Cattleya maxima
 Cattleya × measuresii
 Cattleya mendelii
 Cattleya × mesquitae
 Cattleya milleri
 Cattleya mirandae
 Cattleya × mixta
 Cattleya × moduloi
 Cattleya mooreana
 Cattleya mossiae
 Cattleya × mucugensis
 Cattleya munchowiana
 Cattleya × neocalimaniana
 Cattleya × neocalimaniorum
 Cattleya neokautskyi
 Cattleya × neoreginae
 Cattleya × nesyana
 Cattleya nobilior
 Cattleya × occhioniana
 Cattleya pabstii
 Cattleya × patrocinii
 Cattleya pendula
 Cattleya percivaliana
 Cattleya perrinii
 Cattleya pfisteri
 Cattleya × picturata
 Cattleya × pittiana
 Cattleya × porphyritis
 Cattleya porphyroglossa
 Cattleya praestans
 Cattleya presidentensis
 Cattleya pumila プミラ
 Cattleya purpurata
 Cattleya pygmaea
 Cattleya quadricolor
 Cattleya × raganii
 Cattleya reginae
 Cattleya × resplendens
 Cattleya rex
 Cattleya × rigbyana
 Cattleya rupestris
 Cattleya × sancheziana
 Cattleya sanguiloba
 Cattleya schilleriana
 Cattleya schofieldiana
 Cattleya schroederae
 Cattleya × schroederiana
 Cattleya × schunkiana
 Cattleya × sgarbii
 Cattleya sincorana
 Cattleya × sororia
 Cattleya storeyi
 Cattleya tenebrosa
 Cattleya × tenuata
 Cattleya tenuis
 Cattleya teretecaulis
 Cattleya tigrina
 Cattleya trianae
 Cattleya vandenbergii
 Cattleya × varelae
 Cattleya velutina
 Cattleya × venosa
 Cattleya verboonenii
 Cattleya × verelii
 Cattleya × victoria-regina
 Cattleya violacea
 Cattleya virens
 Cattleya walkeriana
 Cattleya wallisii
 Cattleya warneri
 Cattleya warscewiczii
 Cattleya × wetmorei
 Cattleya × whitei
 Cattleya × wilsoniana
 Cattleya wittigiana
 Cattleya × wyattiana
 Cattleya xanthina
 Cattleya × zaslawskiana
 Cattleya × zaslawskii
 Cattleya × zayrae

栽培と品種改良 
発見の当初よりその美しさのためによく栽培され、また、新たな種の発見に努めるものも多かった。