Sophrolaeliocattleya
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Sophrolaeliocattleya is a nothogenus of artificial intergeneric orchid hybrids. It is abbreviated as Slc. in the horticultural trade.
(combining form sophro), Laelia
(combining form laelio) and Cattleya
; it is capitalized and is not italicized because it is a nothogeneric epithet. As of the year 1999, the component genera had been rather stable (with the exception of the discovery of new species) for many decades.
In 2000, many (if not most) of the species of Laelia which had been used in producing Slc. hybrids were moved into the genus Sophronitis. As a result, many greges
which had been in Sophrolaeliocattleya were moved into the nothogenus Sophrocattleya, abbreviated Sc.
In 2008, the genus Sophronitis
was merged into Cattleya, making the nothogenera Sophrolaeliocattleya and Sophrocattleya defunct. At the same time, several species of Cattleya which had been widely used in hybridization were moved into the new genus Guarianthe
. As a result, greges which were once classified in Sophrolaeliocattleya are now found in several genera and nothogenera:
Anatomy, morphology and habit
Sophrolaeliocattleya often shows the influence of its Sophronitis parent strongly; its flowers tend to range through yellow-orange to red, they tend to be smaller, and the general habit of the plant tends to be comparatively compact, all characteristics shared with Sophronitis.Etymology and taxonomic history
This nothogeneric epithet is derived by putting together the component genera: SophronitisSophronitis
Sophronitis, abbreviated Soph in horticultural trade, is a genus of small, epiphytic or lithophytic orchids, growing in the damp montane forest of eastern Brazil, Paraguay and NE Argentina. Currently, 65 species are recognized....
(combining form sophro), Laelia
Laelia
Laelia, abbreviated L. in the horticultural trade, is a small genus of 25 species from the orchid family . This is one of the most important and popular orchid genera, because of the beautiful flowers, their genetic properties and because they are fairly easy in culture. It is probably named after...
(combining form laelio) and Cattleya
Cattleya
Cattleya is a genus of 113 species of orchids from Costa Rica to tropical South America. The genus was named in 1824 by John Lindley after Sir William Cattley who received and successfully cultivated specimens of Cattleya labiata that were used as packing material in a shipment of other orchids...
; it is capitalized and is not italicized because it is a nothogeneric epithet. As of the year 1999, the component genera had been rather stable (with the exception of the discovery of new species) for many decades.
In 2000, many (if not most) of the species of Laelia which had been used in producing Slc. hybrids were moved into the genus Sophronitis. As a result, many greges
Grex (horticulture)
The term grex , derived from the Latin noun grex, gregis meaning flock, has been coined to expand botanical nomenclature to describe horticultural hybrids of orchids, based solely on their specified parentage...
which had been in Sophrolaeliocattleya were moved into the nothogenus Sophrocattleya, abbreviated Sc.
In 2008, the genus Sophronitis
Sophronitis
Sophronitis, abbreviated Soph in horticultural trade, is a genus of small, epiphytic or lithophytic orchids, growing in the damp montane forest of eastern Brazil, Paraguay and NE Argentina. Currently, 65 species are recognized....
was merged into Cattleya, making the nothogenera Sophrolaeliocattleya and Sophrocattleya defunct. At the same time, several species of Cattleya which had been widely used in hybridization were moved into the new genus Guarianthe
Guarianthe
Guarianthe, abbreviated Gur. in the horticultural trade, is a small genus of epiphytic orchids, growing in wet forests in Central America and northern South America. It was separated from the bifoliate Cattleyas in 2003, based on phylogenetic studies of nuclear DNA sequence data- Species...
. As a result, greges which were once classified in Sophrolaeliocattleya are now found in several genera and nothogenera:
| 1999 | 2009 | parentage (1999) | parentage (2009) |
| Slc. Anzac | C. Anzac (1921) | Slc. Marathon × Lc. Dominiana | C. Marathon × C. Dominiana (1899) |
| Slc. Jewel Box | Ctt. Cattlianthe Cattlianthe J.M.H. Shaw , abbreviated Ctt. 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 Cattleya Lindl. and Guarianthe Dressler & W.E. Higgins , and from no other genera.... Jewel Box |
C. aurantiaca Guarianthe aurantiaca Guarianthe aurantiaca is a species of orchid. The diploid chromosome number of G. aurantiaca has been determined as 2n = 40.-Footnotes:... × Slc. Anzac |
Gur. aurantiaca × C. Anzac (1921) |
| Slc. An-An | Lc. Laeliocattleya Laeliocattleya is a nothogenus of intergeneric orchid hybrids descended from the parental genera Laelia and Cattleya. It is abbreviated Lc. in the horticultural trade.... An-An |
L. anceps Laelia anceps Laelia anceps is a species of orchid endemic to Mexico and Guatemala.-Subspecies:*Laelia anceps ssp. anceps . The diploid chromosome number of L. anceps ssp. anceps has been determined as 2n = 40... × Slc. Anzac |
|L. anceps × C. Anzac (1921) |
| Slc. Gadzooks | Lcn. Gadzooks | Slc. Hazel Boyd x L. Ancibarina | Ctt. Hazel Boyd x Lc. Ancibarina |