; Coll. Bot. tt. 33, 37 (1824) s. l.
Distribution: Tropical America from Mexico to Peru and (mostly) Brazil, West Indies. New systematics see Van den Berg (2014). Due to the early introduction into the garden trade there are countless forms and hybrids.
= Brasilaelia Campacci; Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 4(Pré-anexo): 99 (2006)
= Cattleyella Van den Berg & M.W.Chase; Bol. CAOB 52: 100 (2004)
= Chironiella Braem; Richardiana 6(2): 108 (2006)
= Dungsia Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana II(1): 11 (2002)
= Eunannos Porta & Brade; Arq. Inst. Biol. Veg. 2: 212 (1935)
= Hadrolaelia (Schltr.) Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana II(1): 11 (2002)
= Hoffmannseggella H.G.Jones; Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 14: 69 (1968)
= Lophoglotis Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 49 (1836)
= Maelenia Dum.; Mem. Acad. Sci. Brux. 9: 13, t. 10 (1834)
= Microlaelia (Schltr.) Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana II(1): 11 (2002)
= Schluckebieria Braem; Richardiana 4: 49 (2004), nom. superfl.
= Sophronia Lindl.; Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1129 (1828), nom. illeg.
= Sophronitella Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 35: 76 (1925)
= Sophronitis Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. sub t. 1147 (1828)
= xBrasicattleya Campacci; Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 4(Pré-anexo): 102 (2006)
= xHadrobrasilaelia Gutfreund; Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 4(Pré-anexo): 101 (2006)
= xHadrocattleya Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana II(1): 19 (2002)
= xHadrodungsia Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana II(1): 19 (2002)
= xHoffmanncattleya Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana II(1): 19 (2002)
= xLaeliocattleya Rolfe; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 24: 168 (1887) [p. max. p.]
= xMicrocattleya Chiron & V.P.Castro; Richardiana II(1): 19 (2002)
= xSophrocattleya Rolfe; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 24: 169 (1887)