Cattlianthe Little Irene orchid images, lineage and ancestry

The orchid Cattlianthe Little Irene is a hybrid registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by Armacost in 1961.
Top three species ancestors and their influences are

Guarianthe bowringiana (31.25%) subgenus Circumvola section: Moradae
Cattleya dowiana (17.19%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya loddigesii (12.50%) subgenus Intermediae

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Ctt. Little Irene Home Pongyang

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Ctt. Little Irene sedthavich

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Ctt. Little Irene Home Pongyang

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Seed Parent

Cattlianthe Porcia

Pollen Parent

Cattlianthe George MacDonell

Seed Grandparents

Cattleya Armstrongiae (1907)

Guarianthe bowringiana

Pollen Grandparents

Cattleya Helen Wilmer

Cattlianthe Molly Tyler

Species Ancestors (8)

Gur. bowringiana 31.25%

C. dowiana 17.19%

C. loddigesii 12.50%

C. purpurata 12.50%

C. warscewiczii 10.94%

C. trianae 6.25%

C. percivaliana 6.25%

C. pumila 3.13%

Cattlianthe Little Irene, Armacost 1961 (RHS)