Cattleya Nigritian orchid images, lineage and ancestry

The orchid Cattleya Nigritian is a hybrid registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by Sanders (St Albans) in 1945.
Top three species ancestors and their influences are

Cattleya dowiana var. aurea (31.25%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya labiata (31.25%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya
Cattleya trianae (18.75%) subgenus Cattleya section: Cattleya

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Seed Parent

Cattleya Fred Sander

Pollen Parent

Cattleya Nigrella

Seed Grandparents

Cattleya Fabia (1894)

Cattleya Remy Chollet

Pollen Grandparents

Cattleya Fabia (1894)

Cattleya Ypres

Species Ancestors (6)

C. dowiana var. aurea 31.25%

C. labiata 31.25%

C. trianae 18.75%

C. dowiana 9.38%

C. loddigesii 6.25%

C. mossiae 3.13%

Cattleya Nigritian, Sanders (St Albans) 1945 (RHS)