× ''Rhyncholaeliocattleya'', abbreviated Rlc. in the horticultural trade, is the

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...

nothogenus In botanical nomenclature, a hybrid may be given a hybrid name, which is a special kind of botanical name, but there is no requirement that a hybrid name should be created for plants that are believed to be of hybrid origin. The ''International Co ...

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 Honduras, officially the Republic of Hon ...

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Cattleya ''Cattleya'' () is a genus of orchids from Costa Rica south to Argentina. The genus is abbreviated C in trade journals. Description Epiphyte, Epiphytic or terrestrial orchids with cylindrical rhizome from which the fleshy noodle-like roots ...

'' , 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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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rhyncholaeliocattleya Orchid nothogenera Laeliinae