Kingdom Plantae Scientific name × Brassolaeliocattleya Rank Genus | Family Orchidaceae Alliance Hybrids Higher classification Laeliinae | |
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Brassolaeliocattleya garden plants
Brassolaeliocattleya, abbreviated Blc. in the horticultural trade, is the orchid nothogenus for intergeneric hybrid greges containing at least one ancestor species from each of the three ancestral genera Brassavola , Cattleya and Laelia , and from no other genera.
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- Brassolaeliocattleya garden plants
- Blc brassolaeliocattleya roselyn reisman diana with nice fragrance
- Nomenclatural history
- References
Blc brassolaeliocattleya roselyn reisman diana with nice fragrance
Nomenclatural history
As the name was used in 1999, there were many greges which were among the most spectacular of cultivated orchids, being particularly valued for the large showy labellum. By 2009, the "Brassavola" parents most commonly used in producing Brassolaeliocattleyas had been moved into the genus Rhyncholaelia, and the "Laelia" parents most commonly used in producing Brassolaeliocattleyas had been moved into the genus Cattleya. As a result, most of the greges that were classified as Brassolaeliocattleyas in 1999 are now classified in the nothogenus Rhyncholaeliocattleya, although others are now placed in several nothogenera:
