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[Ron-NY]

I hate all these name changes. I have not made the changes in my inventory list but am considering adding a column to note them. I have this listed as a Blc. It is C. Chocolate Drop x Bl Richard Mueller

But Chocolate drop is C guttata x now Guarianthe aurantiaca instead of C aurantiaca and Bl Richard Mueller is now Brassosophronitis Richard Mueller instead of Bl.

Not happy with the form on the first flower but I am happy with the color.

 

[Leo Schordje]

Hey Ron,
Forget the name changes, as of March 2008 - it is all Cattleya. Got this from Eric Christiansen. Published in Neodiversity. Van den Berg published and by using 3 molecular data sets instead of one, he threw out all of the proposed changes from Chiron & Castro. Unfortunately, you will still have some confusion. Because THEY ARE ALL CATTLEYA NOW.

Enjoy the read and lets see if RHS picks it up.

http://www.iosoc.com/forward-2/Other-orchids/VdB neod3102.pdf

Order another box of tags. Only one name to remember - just Cattleya
Leo

 

[Yoyo_Jo]

I like that; all cattleya; I can remember that much....

 

[SlipperFan]

Me too. But what happens to all those hybrids made with Laelia, etc. etc. -- they all become C. Whatever???

 

[swamprad]

I'm all for simplification!

 

[goldenrose]

Hey Ron, Forget the name changes, as of March 2008 Leo

:clap::clap: It appeared they came to their senses!

Me too. But what happens to all those hybrids made with Laelia, etc. etc. -- they all become C. Whatever???

I guess they can't leave well enough alone!

 

[Ron-NY]

Thanks for the info Leo,,I still will have to change names but at least I will not have to learn all these new ones.

 

[Kevin]

If I read that article right, it looks like just Laelia and Sophronitis are being moved to Cattleya. What about Brassavola and/or Rhyncholaelia? Will be still have Bc?

 

[Leo Schordje]

I'm not sure, I think other genera stand. And the old Laelia and Sophronitis can be used as sub-genera.

 

[NYEric]

One 'bat-massage' for Christienson and Leur and all this nonsense will stop! :viking: