Cattleya Sonia Altenburg orchid images, lineage and ancestry

The orchid Cattleya Sonia Altenburg is a hybrid registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by R.Altenburg in 1963.
Top three species ancestors and their influences are

Cattleya warscewiczii (43.75%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya mossiae (31.25%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya labiata (15.63%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya

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C. Sonia Altenburg 'Mariz' Cesar Zanello

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C. Sonia Altenburg 'Mariz' Ricardo Daniel Veliz

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C. Sonia Altenburg Walterney Pires

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C. Sonia Altenburg Palhit

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Seed Parent

Cattleya Enid (1898)

Pollen Parent

Cattleya Nerto

Seed Grandparents

Cattleya mossiae

Cattleya warscewiczii

Pollen Grandparents

Cattleya Bembridge

Cattleya Amabilis (1904)

Species Ancestors (5)

C. warscewiczii 43.75%

C. mossiae 31.25%

C. labiata 15.63%

C. trianae 6.25%

C. dowiana var. aurea 3.13%

Cattleya Sonia Altenburg, R.Altenburg 1963 (RHS)