Cattleya Golden Ray orchid images, lineage and ancestry

The orchid Cattleya Golden Ray is a hybrid registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by Alexander in 1946.
Top three species ancestors and their influences are

Cattleya dowiana (37.50%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya forbesii (25.00%) subgenus Intermediae
Cattleya schroederae (12.50%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya

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C. Golden Ray Nellie Roberts

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Seed Parent

Cattleya Golden Gleam

Pollen Parent

Cattleya Fulvescens

Seed Grandparents

Cattleya Elinor

Cattleya Golden Fleece

Pollen Grandparents

Cattleya dowiana

Cattleya forbesii

Species Ancestors (7)

C. dowiana 37.50%

C. forbesii 25.00%

C. schroederae 12.50%

C. cinnabarina 6.25%

C. harpophylla 6.25%

C. intermedia 6.25%

C. crispata 6.25%

Cattleya Golden Ray, Alexander 1946 (RHS)