× ''Rhyncholaeliocattleya'', abbreviated Rlc. in the horticultural trade, is the
orchid nothogenus for intergeneric hybrid
greges containing at least one ancestor species from each of the two ancestral genera ''
Rhyncholaelia
''Rhyncholaelia'', abbreviated ''Rl.'' in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae), comprising two species. They are distributed in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras. Both species were originally published in ...
'' and ''
Cattleya'' , and from no other genera.
[http://www.rhs.org.uk/RHSWebsite/files/f5/f56e5ba8-4896-4949-a593-d3e477f59804.pdf]
The many greges in this nothogenus are among the most spectacular of cultivated orchids. Many are particularly valued for their large showy
labellum. In publications prior to 2009, many of these were classified in various nothogenera, including
× ''Brassocattleya'',
× ''Brassolaeliocattleya'',
× ''Brassolaelia'',
× ''Lowara'',
× ''Rhynchosophrocattleya'', and
× ''Potinara''.
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Orchid nothogenera
Laeliinae