Rhyncholaeliocattleya Melinda Wheeler (Cattleya Lorraine Shirai × Rhyncholaeliocattleya Jane Helton)

The orchid Rhyncholaeliocattleya Melinda Wheeler is a hybrid in the Rhyncholaeliocattleya genus. registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by Hausermann in 1967. Registered parents are Cattleya Lorraine Shirai × Rhyncholaeliocattleya Jane Helton. The key influencing species of this hybrid are Cattleya dowiana (47.27% subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya ) Cattleya tenebrosa (14.06% subgenus Crispae section: Crispae series: Cattleyodes ) Rhyncholaelia digbyana (9.38% ) listed in order of their genetic contribution.