Brassolaeliocattleya

Brassolaeliocattleya, abbreviated Blc. in the horticultural trade,[1] 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.[2]

x Brassolaeliocattleya
Rlc. Glen Maidment 'Aranbeen' Registered in 1998 as a Brassolaeliocattleya: Rlc. Toshie Aoki × C. Horace
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Laeliinae
Genus:	×Brassolaeliocattleya Hort.
Greges
many cultivars.

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.[3] 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:

1999	2009 Nothogenus	2009	parentage (1999)	parentage (2009)	parental genera[4]
Blc.[5] Glenn Maidment	Rhyncholaeliocattleya	Rlc. Glenn Maidment	Blc.[6] Toshie Aoki × C.[7] Horace	Rlc. Toshie Aoki × C. Horace[5]	Cattleya × Rhyncholaelia
Blc.[8] Bakersfield Centennial	Rhyncatlaelia	Ryc.[1] Bakersfield Centennial	L. anceps × Blc.[9] Mahina Yahiro	L. anceps × Rlc. Mahina Yahiro[8]	Cattleya × Laelia × Rhyncholaelia
Blc.[10] Herons Enchantment	Rhyncattleanthe	Rth.[1] Herons Enchantment	Lc.[11] Land of Enchantment × Blc.[12] Herons Ghyll	Ctt. Land of Enchantment × Rlc. Herons Ghyll[10]	Cattleya × Guarianthe × Rhyncholaelia
Blc.[13] Chestnut Ridge	Rhynchoguarlia	Rgl.[1] Chestnut Ridge	Ryn.[14] Daffodil × Lc.[15] Meadow Gold	Ryn. Daffodil × Lnt. Meadow Gold [13]	Guarianthe × Laelia × Rhyncholaelia
Blc.[16] Cherise Nagami	Rechingerara	Rechingerara Cherise Nagami	Lc.[15] Meadow Gold x Blc. Orange Nuggett[17] Orange Nuggett	Lnt. Meadow Gold x Rth. Orange Nuggett[16]	Cattleya × Guarianthe × Laelia × Rhyncholaelia
Blc.[18] Esther Del Favero	Brassocattleya	Bc.[1] Esther Del Favero	Bl.[19] Richard Mueller × C. ammethystoglossa	Bc. Richard Mueller × C. amethystoglossa[18]	Brassavola × Cattleya
Blc.[20] Hawaiian Treat	Brassocatanthe	Bct.[1] Hawaiian Treat	Bl.[19] Richard Mueller × Lc.[21] Trick or Treat	Bc. Richard Mueller × Ctt. Trick or Treat[20]	Brassavola × Cattleya × Guarianthe
Blc.[22] Haiku Dawn	Rhynchobrassoleya	Rby.[1] Haiku Dawn	Bl.[19] Richard Mueller × Blc.[23] Goldenzelle	Bc. Richard Mueller × Rlc. Goldenzelle[22]	Brassavola × Cattleya × Rhyncholaelia
Blc.[24] Galadriel	Cahuzacara	Chz.[1] Galadriel	Bc.[25] Bill Worsley × Blc.[26] Limelight	Bsn. Bill Worsley × Rlc. Limelight[24]	Brassavola × Cattleya × Guarianthe' × Rhyncholaelia
Blc.[27] Heirloom	Brassolaeliocattleya	Blc.[1] Heirloom	Bc. Binosa[28] × Laelia rubescens[27]	Bc. Binosa[28] × Laelia rubescens	Brasavola × Cattleya × Laelia
Blc.[29] Jose's Golden Key	Keyesara	Key.[30] Jose's Golden Key	Blc. Golden Tang[29] × Laelia rubescens var. aurea	Rby.[31] Golden Tang x Laelia aurea[29]	Brassavola × Cattleya × Laelia × Rhyncholaelia

References

1. The Royal Horticultural list "Abbreviations for orchid genera" available at https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/plant-registration-forms/orchid-name-abbreviations-list.pdf
2. http://www.rhs.org.uk/RHSWebsite/files/f5/f56e5ba8-4896-4949-a593-d3e477f59804.pdf%5B%5D
3. Ron McHatten (2008). "RHS Advisory Panel on Orchid Hybrid Registration (APOHR) Meeting". American Orchid Society. Archived from the original on 2010-12-24. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
4. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural ">The Royal Horticultural Society: "List of genera with components" available at
5. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Rlc. Glenn Maidment: 
6. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database for Rlc. Toshie Aoki: 
7. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for C. Horace: 
8. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Ryc. Bakersfield Centennial: 
9. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Rlc. Bakersfield Centennial: 
10. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Rth. Herons Enchantment: 
11. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Ctt. Land of Enchantment: 
12. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Rlc. Herons Ghyll: 
13. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Rhynchoguarlia Chestnut Ridge:  
14. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Ryn. Meadow Gold: 
15. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Lnt. Meadow Gold: 
16. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Rechingerara Cherise Nagami: 
17. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Rth. Orange Nuggett: 
18. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Bc. Esther Del Favero: 
19. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Bc. Richard Mueller: 
20. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Bct. Hawaiian Treat: 
21. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Ctt. Trick or Treat: 
22. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Rby. Haiku Dawn: 
23. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Rlc. Goldenzelle: 
24. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Chz. Galadriel: 
25. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Bsn. Bill Worsley: 
26. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Rlc. Limeligh: 
27. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Blc. Heriloom: 
28. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Bc. Binosa: 
29. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Key. Jose's Golden Key: 
30. AOS "cheat sheet" on nomenclatural changes Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
31. The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database page for Rby. Golden Tang