Rhynch Berenice??

[Queenslander]

Purchased from a roadside market. It has a huge white flower, 7 inches with yellow centre, and 1or 2 dots of purple on lower lip.The top petal has gone limp owing to the heat here at the moment. The name tag on one side is Rhynch Berenice and on the other side is Bc. Berenere Avril. Obviously, v. hard to find which is correct. Anyone help?

[WhiteRabbit]

(gorgeous flower, btw)

[Queenslander]

Thank you Sonya. Someone out there with OrchidWiz might be able to help.

[AussieVanda]

Berenere Avril doesn't exist, well at least no such name is registered and as for Rhyncholaeliocattleya Berenice dunno. It's an old cross if it is, first registered in 1932

[isurus79]

Its probably Rlc. Berenice 'Avril.'

[Fairorchids]

OrchidWiz 2013:
RLC Berengaria, 1937 (RLC Penelope x C. Fabia)
RLC Berengaria, 1938 (RLC Caligula x RLC Ursula)
C. Berenice, 1929 (C. Lustre, 1907 x C. Madame Brasseur Hye)
RLC. Berenice, 1932 (RLC British Queen x C. dowiana)

The first three are registered by Alexander, the last one by S. Low.

[Queenslander]

Thank you Kim for the information. I always receive help from this Website. I knew it was an old orchid. I will take very good care of this one.