orchid genus abbreviations
 

I found this site on line,thought it might be useful. Orchid Genus Names

I found a better link. If you are reading this,you're already there.Brad

Luckily I know this website so I can post an alternate link. Here it is:

http://retirees.uwaterloo.ca/~jerry/...ACLASS2009.pdf

Thanks, Joe.

And this one too... :biggrin: Orchid Genera and Abbreviations: A - C

Or you could buy Orchidwiz.......let the flame war begin!!!

While b amateur's link does not work the others on this thread do.

Sandy's link is far out of date already. It did not list the first 6 Cattleya hybrids I tried to check.

Joe's seems a little more up to date but without the names of the families that were crossed it is difficult to use.

Then is using the abbreviation for Enanthleya (Eny) have any meaning for many people. This was a simple Epidendrum x Cattleya such as Epc Middleburg now Encyclia x Guaranthe x Cattleya. Epidendrum were mostly moved to Encyclia except for reed stems and several old basic Cattleya were moved to the new Guaranthe.

I am hearing most dealers say they are going to ignore the changes so it will doubly hard on hobbyist. Check when you are buying plants that you do not already own it under another name.