Cattleya Tagus orchid images, lineage and ancestry

The orchid Cattleya Tagus is a hybrid registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by Black & Flory in 1923.
Top three species ancestors and their influences are

Cattleya dowiana (62.50%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya rex (12.50%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya warscewiczii (12.50%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya

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C. Tagus RHS Lindley Collections

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C. Tagus 'Excelsior' Royal Horticultural Society

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Seed Parent

Cattleya King George (1915)

Pollen Parent

Cattleya Rhoda (1908)

Seed Grandparents

Cattleya dowiana

Cattleya Triumphans

Pollen Grandparents

Cattleya Hardyana (1896)

Cattleya Iris (1901)

Species Ancestors (4)

C. dowiana 62.50%

C. rex 12.50%

C. warscewiczii 12.50%

C. bicolor 12.50%

Cattleya Tagus, Black & Flory 1923 (RHS)