I have had some limited success with that tactic. I should also note, with
no disrespect intended to any lurking taxonomists, that my Epi. cochleatum
seemed to enjoy becoming Enc. cochleata, but it sulked for weeks when I
suggested it might have been re-classified as an Anacheilium (sp?). I
haven't dared to approach it about Prosthechea VBG.

In a more serious answer for Wendy: some years ago, the "splitters" took
two [that I know of] species, digbyana and glauca, out of Brassavola and
re-named them Rhyncholaelia. I can see the reasoning for such a move,
these 2 species are very different from all the rest of the Brassavolas.
However, I can also understand why the RHS did not immediately run out and
change all its records on the many thousands of previously-registered Bc,
Blc., Pot., etc., hybrids that had been made using these as parents ... all
of which results in a situation which can't help but be confusing. And it's
worse when they change the species name as well as the genus -- e.g., Epi.
atropurpuream/Enc. cordigera, Epi. nemorale/Enc. adenocaula. At least with
cochleata/um, they only changed the ending (for "gender" agreement).

Good growing,
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Oh yes they do! Call those reluctant bloomers "compost heap fodder" and
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"Kenni Judd" wrote in message
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And usually the plants don't care what you call them G.

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"Al" wrote in message
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an orchid by any other name is an orchid by every other name...

"Kenni Judd" wrote in message
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Rob is correct. But, last I heard [I am not sure I'm current on all
the
recent RHS changes], the plant would be a Bepi. [Brassoepidendrum]
for
registration purposes [and I hate to imagine what the change would
e --
Rhynchocyclia???]. If you are doing further research, also keep in
mind
that Enc. adenocaula used to be Epi. nemorale.

Good growing,

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"Rob Halgren" wrote in message
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Wendy wrote:

The tag reads:- Hybrido Enc adenocaula x digbyana

Question:- Do I have to keep the word "Hybrid" or is that just
for
the
grower's purpose to differentiate from a species?
Should the tag be:-
Enc. adenocaula x B. digbyana
Cheer Wendy




No, you can drop el hybrido... And technically, it really
should
be
Enc. adenocaula x Rhynch. digbiyana. As far as my version of
Wildcatt
is concerned, it isn't registered.

Rob

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