• Source: Rhyncholaelia digbyana

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




Etymology


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




Taxonomy


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. Since its original description it has been reclassified three times in to various genus's before being moved in the new genus Rhyncholaelia along with Brassavola glauca by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach .




Characteristics


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




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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

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




Hybrid offspring


Rhyncholaeliocattleya Thetis
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Adulana
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Andeanna
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Jungle Wine
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Edgar Wigan
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Puritan
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Calypso
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Delight
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Pervenusta
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Portage Pass
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Oriens
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Gertrude Fannin
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Beardwoodensis
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Arderniae
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Ben Kodama
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Pulcherrima
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Greenlake
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Miguel
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Chatham
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Mrs. J. Emsley
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Mrs. M. Gratrix
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Suessa
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Mantou
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Jujuy
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Ruth Gillmar
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Rolfei
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Ferrières
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Rowena
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Mrs. J. Leemann
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Walter Fujikami
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Tokyo
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Diadem
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Mackayi
Rhyncholaeliocattleya digbyana-elongata
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Beardwoodensis
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Frasquita
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Digbyano-Ernestii
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Lydia
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Eva's Suavemente Jungla
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Tring Park Hybrid
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Pervenusta
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Holfordii
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Patrick FOG McClintock
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Vella
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Thera
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Thorntonii
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Raymond Hughes
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Geoffrey
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Excelsior
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Pluto
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Polychrome
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Praetii
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Honolulu
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Heatonensis
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Hélèn Maron
Rhyncholaeliocattleya King Harold
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Madame Jules Hye
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Queen Alexandra
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Lido
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Sonia
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Tuscarora
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Hippocrates
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Cordelia
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Madame Mavrocordato
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Frank Hartman
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Fuji
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Jeanne Weidele
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Marguerite Fournier
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Rosslyn
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Ena
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Qian Hoo
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Louis-Bel
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Groganiae
Rhyncholaeliocattleya The Baron
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Lucio-Digbyana
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Wellesleyae
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Watteau
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Letty
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Fulgens
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Astarte
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Ahiahi
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Elfriede
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Impératrice de Russie
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Dimet
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Digbyano-mossiae
Rhyncholaeliocattleya S. M. Damon
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Carmen
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Itu City
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Florence Kodama
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Fuyouko
Rhyncholaeliocattleya Brunoyensis
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



Rhyncholaelia digbyana at the Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia

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