Rhyncholaeliocattleya Empire (Rhyncholaeliocattleya Caligula × Cattleya Heatherwood (1922))

The orchid Rhyncholaeliocattleya Empire is a hybrid in the Rhyncholaeliocattleya genus. registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by Black & Flory in 1930. Registered parents are Rhyncholaeliocattleya Caligula × Cattleya Heatherwood (1922). The key influencing species of this hybrid are Cattleya mossiae (37.50% subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya ) Cattleya warscewiczii (18.75% subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya ) Cattleya trianae (12.50% subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya ) listed in order of their genetic contribution.