''Rhyncholaelia'', abbreviated ''Rl.'' in the horticultural trade, is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowerin ...
s (family Orchidaceae), comprising two
species
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. They are distributed in
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
,
Guatemala,
Belize
Belize (; bzj, Bileez) is a Caribbean and Central American country on the northeastern coast of Central America. It is bordered by Mexico to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Guatemala to the west and south. It also shares a wate ...
, and
Honduras. Both species were originally published in ''
Brassavola
''Brassavola'' is a genus of 21 orchids (family Orchidaceae). They were named in 1813 by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown. The name comes from the Italian nobleman and physician Antonio Musa Brassavola. This genus is abbreviated B. in trade jo ...
'' by
Lindley. In 1918,
Schlechter erected the new genus ''Rhyncholaelia'' and moved ''Brassavola digbyana''
Lindl.
John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist.
Early years
Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley ...
1846 and ''Brassavola glauca''
Lindl.
John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist.
Early years
Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley ...
1839 into it.
["''Rhyncholaelia'' Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 477 (1918). Rhyncholaelia digbyana (Lindl.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 477 (1918). Rhyncholaelia glauca (Lindl.) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 36(2): 477 (1918).", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, downloaded from http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/]
Species
*''
Rhyncholaelia digbyana ''
(Lindl.) Schltr.
*''
Rhyncholaelia glauca''
(Lindl.) Schltr.
Hybrids
*Rl. Aristocrat (= Rl. ''glauca'' × Rl. ''digbyana''), registered by M. Roccaforte (1973) as ''Brassavola'' Aristocrat
*Rl. Memoria Coach Blackmore (= Rl. ''digbyana'' × Rl. Aristocrat), registered by S. Blackmore (2003)
References
External links
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Laeliinae genera
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