Cattleya Dark Emperor orchid images, lineage and ancestry

The orchid Cattleya Dark Emperor is a hybrid registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by R.Gore in 1957.
Top three species ancestors and their influences are

Cattleya dowiana var. aurea (34.38%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya labiata (34.38%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya dowiana (10.94%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya

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C. Dark Emperor Alan Bachrach

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Seed Parent

Cattleya Nigritian

Pollen Parent

Cattleya Nigrella

Seed Grandparents

Cattleya Fred Sander

Cattleya Nigrella

Pollen Grandparents

Cattleya Fabia (1894)

Cattleya Ypres

Species Ancestors (6)

C. dowiana var. aurea 34.38%

C. labiata 34.38%

C. dowiana 10.94%

C. trianae 9.38%

C. loddigesii 9.38%

C. mossiae 1.56%

Cattleya Dark Emperor, R.Gore 1957 (RHS)