Cattleya x blossfeldiana

[smweaver]

It's a great-looking bloom. You can see so much of the Cattleya rex in it. Is it safe to assume that the C. luteola parent brought the size down a bit?

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by Louis_W

So can you remind us (me) of the naming protocol for natural hybrids?

Is it
Cattleya x belle mariza for a plant in the wild and
Cattleya Belle Mariza for a artificially made hybrid?

The natural hybrid would have to change to Belle Mariza unless the 1944 publication was "fixed," as discussed by ES.

Originally Posted by estación seca

The natural hybrid needs a proper naming. Somebody could correct the original publication or they could retypify it.

Maybe one of these PhD students that keep changing the species names could do it??

Originally Posted by sam1147

Lovely. Where did you get it ?

I got this division from Mick Fornier at HBI

Originally Posted by smweaver

It's a great-looking bloom. You can see so much of the Cattleya rex in it. Is it safe to assume that the C. luteola parent brought the size down a bit?

Yes! The luteola parent brought the plant size down quite a bit.

[Louis_W]

Originally Posted by isurus79

The natural hybrid would have to change to Belle Mariza unless the 1944 publication was "fixed," as discussed by ES.

But doesn't a natural hybrid need a non capitalized latin name? So the 'x' is the only thing that indicates that it is a hybrid? Then it gets capitalized if the same cross is made by humans?

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by Louis_W

But doesn't a natural hybrid need a non capitalized latin name? So the 'x' is the only thing that indicates that it is a hybrid? Then it gets capitalized if the same cross is made by humans?

Ah, I see what you mean and it's a good question. I honestly don't know! However, I suspect the natural hybrid between rex and luteola is actually unnamed.