Rhyncattleanthe Black Beauty (Cattlianthe Mem. Buddy Clark × Rhyncholaeliocattleya Black Mesa)

The orchid Rhyncattleanthe Black Beauty is a hybrid in the Rhyncattleanthe genus. registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by Armacost in 1982. Registered parents are Cattlianthe Mem. Buddy Clark × Rhyncholaeliocattleya Black Mesa. The key influencing species of this hybrid are Cattleya purpurata (16.60% subgenus Crispae section: Crispae series: Cattleyodes ) Cattleya labiata (16.02% subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya ) Cattleya dowiana var. aurea (14.45% ) listed in order of their genetic contribution.