Background of Sc Luminosa?

[Dorothy]

I found a double entry in the RHS registry -
1- Sophrocattleya Luminosa = Cattleya dowiana X Sophronitis tenebrosa

2- Sophrocattleya Luminosa = Sophrocattleya Chamberlainiana X Cattleya dowiana

[quiltergal]

Perhaps an email to RHS is in order? They may not know it's listed twice with different parents.

[cb977]

I was going to email Alex at Orchidwiz today...thanks for the idea Terri...I'll send it to RHS also

[bandeeorchids]

Susanne,

We will find out, which one of the Luminosas was used, only if we can make the same Genealogy Tree with the information from before the name changed.

Facts are that the Sc. Luminosa used for Sc. Mrs. Medo is the old Lc. Luminosa which is C.dowiana x Sophronitis tenebrosa.

Sc. Carmencita was also registered as Lc. Carmencita before. With a bit of logic we have to assume that it was also used the old Lc. Luminosa to make this hybrid. If they would have used Sc. Luminosa, it would be named in the old register as Sc. Carmencita.

With a 99.9% chance, in the path of Rsc Toshi Aoki was used always <C.dowiana x S.tenebrosa> and never
Sophrocattleya Chamberlainiana X Cattleya dowiana

[cb977]

bandee,

Thank you SO much for the information!
Mystery solved!!!

I still think RHS should have some sort of notation on any hybrid that has a "questionable" background