Cattleya Cattleya Cattleya () is a genus of orchids from Costa Rica south to Argentina. The genus is abbreviated C in trade journals. Epiphytic or terrestrial orchids with cylindrical rhizome from which the fleshy noodle-like roots grow. Pseudobulbs can be conical, spindle-shaped or cylindrical; with upright growth; one or two leaves growing from the top of them. The leaves can be oblong, lanceolate or elliptical, somewhat fleshy, with smooth margin. The inflorescence is a terminal raceme with few or several flowers. Flowers have sepals and petals free from each other; the lip or labellum (lowermost petal), usually has a different coloration
A Flower in a Sinful Sea addition the word sounds similar to "hua" (T: 華, S: 华, P: "huá", W: "hua"), meaning China. The title has also been translated as "Flower in a Sea of Sin", "Flower in the Sea of Retribution", "Flower in the World of Retribution", "Flower in a Sea of Karma", "Flower in the Sea of Evil" or "A Flower in an Ocean of Sin". In the earlier versions of the novel by Jin Tianhe, Sai Jinhua, a courtesan, travels to the west with her husband, a scholar. They meet Russian anarchists and the novel describes the history of the Russian anarchist movement.