The orchid Cattleya Marathon is a hybrid in the
Cattleya genus.
registered with the Royal Horticultural Society
by Charlesworth Ltd. in 1908.
Registered parents are
Cattleya Empress Frederick
×
Cattleya Psyche (1902).
The key influencing species of this hybrid are
Cattleya dowiana (25.00%
subgenus Cattleya
section: Cattleya
)
Cattleya mossiae (25.00%
subgenus Cattleya
section: Cattleya
)
Cattleya cinnabarina (25.00%
subgenus Parviflorae
section: Parviflorae
series: Parviflorae
)
listed in order of their genetic contribution.