Brassolaeliocattleya


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 R.Br., Cattleya Lindl. and Laelia Lindl., and from no other genera.

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:
19992009 Nothogenus2009parentage parentage parental genera-
Blc. Glenn MaidmentRhyncholaeliocattleyaRlc. Glenn MaidmentBlc. Toshie Aoki × C. HoraceRlc. Toshie Aoki × C. HoraceCattleya × Rhyncholaelia-
Blc. Bakersfield CentennialRhyncatlaeliaRyc. Bakersfield CentennialL. anceps × Blc. Mahina YahiroL. anceps × Rlc. Mahina YahiroCattleya × Laelia × Rhyncholaelia-
Blc. Herons EnchantmentRhyncattleantheRth. Herons EnchantmentLc. Land of Enchantment × Blc. Herons GhyllCtt. Land of Enchantment × Rlc. Herons GhyllCattleya × Guarianthe × Rhyncholaelia-
Blc. Chestnut RidgeRhynchoguarliaRgl. Chestnut RidgeRyn. Daffodil × Lc. Meadow GoldRyn. Daffodil × Lnt. Meadow GoldGuarianthe × Laelia × Rhyncholaelia-
Blc. Cherise NagamiRechingeraraRechingerara Cherise NagamiLc. Meadow Gold x Blc. Orange Nuggett Orange NuggettLnt. Meadow Gold x Rth. Orange NuggettCattleya × Guarianthe × Laelia × Rhyncholaelia-
Blc. Esther Del FaveroBrassocattleyaBc. Esther Del FaveroBl. Richard Mueller × C. ammethystoglossaBc. Richard Mueller × C. amethystoglossaBrassavola × Cattleya-
Blc. Hawaiian TreatBrassocatantheBct. Hawaiian TreatBl. Richard Mueller × Lc. Trick or TreatBc. Richard Mueller × Ctt. Trick or TreatBrassavola × Cattleya × Guarianthe-
Blc. Haiku DawnRhynchobrassoleyaRby. Haiku DawnBl. Richard Mueller × Blc. GoldenzelleBc. Richard Mueller × Rlc. GoldenzelleBrassavola × Cattleya × Rhyncholaelia-
Blc. GaladrielCahuzacaraChz. GaladrielBc. Bill Worsley × Blc. LimelightBsn. Bill Worsley × Rlc. LimelightBrassavola × Cattleya × Guarianthe' × Rhyncholaelia-
Blc. HeirloomBrassolaeliocattleyaBlc. HeirloomBc. Binosa × Laelia rubescensBc. Binosa × Laelia rubescensBrasavola × Cattleya × Laelia-
Blc. Jose's Golden KeyKeyesaraKey. Jose's Golden KeyBlc. Golden Tang × Laelia rubescens var. aureaRby. Golden Tang x Laelia aureaBrassavola × Cattleya × Laelia × Rhyncholaelia