Yes, 'Pendentive,' as had long been suspected, is a Cattleya dolosa. It is a selfing of 'Orchidglade.' which is a C. dolosa that was found in the wild and misidentified as a walkeriana.
If a C. dolosa crosses back with a walkeriana in the wild, I suppose the offspring are still called C. dolosa, but if it's an artificial cross, the offspring are called Cattleya Tsiku Taiwan.
'Orchidglade' and 'Pendentive' have both been crossed with walkerianas, producing some outstanding results and awarded plants, which are now known not to be pure walkerianas. 'Dayane Wenzel,' 'Estrela da Colina,' and 'The Chairman' are three examples that come to mind.
Last edited by Anglo; 11-17-2017 at 11:20 PM..
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