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Rhyncholaelia digbyana

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Rhyncholaelia digbyana
Rhyncholaelia digbyana flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Rhyncholaelia
Species:
R. digbyana
Binomial name
Rhyncholaelia digbyana
(Lindl.) Schltr. (1918)
Synonyms
  • Bletia digibiyana Lindl. (Rchb.f, 1861)
  • Brassavola digbyana Lindl. (1846)
  • Cattleya digbyana Lindl. (Gentil, 1907)
  • Laelia digbyana Lindl. (Benth, 1880)
  • Laelia digbyana var. fimbripetala (Ames,1932)
  • Brassavola digbyana var. fimbripetala Ames (O.Gruss & M.Wolff, 2007)
  • Brassavola digbyana f. fimbripetala Ames (H.G. Jones, 1962)

Rhyncholaelia digbyana is a species of epiphytic orchid occurring from Honduras to Belize, Guatemala, Mexico and Costa Rica.

Rl. digbyana can be distinguished from the other species of Rhyncholaelia (Rl. glauca) by the frilled labellum.

The orchid has been discovered by José Antonio Molina Rosito, a Honduran botanist and Professor emeritus at the Zamorano Pan-American School of Agriculture.[1]

Rhyncholaelia digbyana was declared the national flower of Honduras (Flor Nacional de Honduras) on 1969 November 26.[2]

Etymology

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The species name digbyana comes from the family name of the collector Edward St. Vincent Digby who had the first described specimen.[3]

Taxonomy

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The orchid that is now known as Rhyncholaelia digbyana was first described as Brassavola digbyanna in 1846 by John Lindley. The plant he described was in the collection of Edward St. Vincent Digby, it was reported to have originated from Honduras.[3] Since its original description it has been reclassified three times in to various genus's[4][5] before being moved in the new genus Rhyncholaelia along with Brassavola glauca by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach .[6]

Characteristics

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This species grows epiphyticly on host treas in its native range. It has elongated compressed pseudobulbs topped with a singular leaf.[7]

Flowers

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In its native range flowering occurs from February to June. The 7 in (18 cm) flowers are held singularly on 3 in (7.5 cm) long inflorescences which emerge from the apex of newly grown pseudobulbs. The flowers range in color from white to green and possess the characteristic frilled labellum.

Scent

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This orchid is strongly scented at night with the scent reported to be similar to that of lemon or Lily of the valley.[7] The scent is composed nine different compounds four the compounds are alpha-pinene,[8] ocimene,[8] Citronellol,[8][9] and Linalool.[8][9]

Hybrid offspring[10]

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  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Sweet Dimple
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Joyce Jewell
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Rhea
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Annette
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Cecilia
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Digbyano-Purpurata
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Mrs. Chamberlain
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Choo
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Grace Weston
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Rex
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Herbert Beaumont
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Luna
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Robinsons Delight
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Ursula
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Saint Alban
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Balarucensis
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Langleyensis
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Susan Rendall
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Taichung Summer Star
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Del Rosa
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Helen
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Susanniae
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Suzannae
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya John Fredrick Osterholt
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Big Ben
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Sedeni
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Naalukea
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Undine
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Murillo
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Velutiana
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Cynthia
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Pocahontas
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Digbyano-Warneri
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Madame Charles Maron
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Kenneth
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Canari
  • Rhyncattleanthe Balboana
  • Rhyncattleanthe Ross McDonald
  • Rhyncattleanthe Little Digby
  • Rhyncanthe Marilyn Fancher
  • Rhyncanthe Siren
  • Laecholaelia Lellieuxii
  • Laecholaelia Thwaitesii
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Madam Ernest
  • Rhynchothechea H. G. Alexander
  • Psychelia Orglade's Clove
  • Rhyncattleanthe Solar Sunset
  • Rhyncholaelia Mem. Coach Blackmore
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Loretta's Dream
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Iao Valley
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Duh's Wisdom
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Rio's Green Magic
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya digbyana-Haadyai Delight
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Tzeng-Wen Dancer
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Pikapene
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Mem. Michel Oliveau
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Ta-Shiang White Monkey
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Duh's White
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Building Dream Green
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Susan Scott
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Eva's Cacique Escarlata
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Hsinying White Pig
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya River Kwai Diamond
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Oregon Pine
  • Rhynchovola Mem. Aubrey Jacobs
  • Rhynchovola David Sander
  • Brassavola Kathy Cox
  • Rhynchovola Jimminey Cricket
  • Rhynchovola Gerry Cassella
  • Rhynchovola Dancehall Skets
  • Rhynchobrassoleya Vigour Airbyana
  • Rhynchobrassoleya Connie Warne Bowden
  • Rhynchobrassoleya Unbelievable Times
  • Rhynchobrassoleya Johnnie Minix
  • Rhynchobrassoleya Billingtonii
  • Rhynchobrassoleya Lipolani
  • Rhynchobrassoleya Petcharatana Green Sherbet
  • Rhynchobrassoleya Verdad Sencilla
  • Rhynchobrassoleya Choroni
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Frill Seeker
  • Allenblackara Hurricane Landfall
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Princess Naurah
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Villa Verde
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Mem. Wilson Vieira
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Aladdin
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Albuana
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Alisun Aloha Dig
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Summer Fantasy
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya La Verne Edwards
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Angel Fringe
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Hamana Soft
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Lester McDonald
  • Rhyncholaeliocattleya Digby Lane

References

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  1. ^ "Cámara Junior y Municipalidad de San Pedro Sula ofrecen homenaje al Profesor Antonio Molina en el Recital de Otoño". Zamonoticias. 2004-07-14. Archived from the original on February 18, 2005. Retrieved 2008-06-22. (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "Simbolos Patrios" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2008-06-22.
  3. ^ a b Lindley, John (1846). Edwards's Botanical Register. Vol. 32. London: James Ridgway and Sons. p. 53.
  4. ^ Muller, Carolo (1861). Annales botanices systematicae (in Latin). Vol. 6. F. Hofmeister. p. 422.
  5. ^ Brentham, George (21 February 1881). "Notes on Orchideae". The Journal of the Linnean Society. 18: 314–315 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  6. ^ Beihefte zum Botanischen Centralblatt (in German) (2nd ed.). C. Heinrich. 1918. p. 477.
  7. ^ a b "Rhyncholaelia digbyana". gardens.si.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
  8. ^ a b c d Williams, Norris (1981). "FLORAL FRAGRANCE COMPONENTS OF BRASSAVOLA (ORCHIDACEAE: LAELIINAE)". Selbyana. 5 (3/4): 279–285.
  9. ^ a b Hills, Harold; Williams, Norris; Dodson, Calaway (1968). "Identification of Some Orchid Scents". American Orchid Society Bulletin. 37: 967–971.
  10. ^ "Rhyncholaelia digbyana". www.orchidroots.com. Retrieved 2023-09-13.

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