Rhyncholaelia, abbreviated Rl. in the horticultural trade, is a genus

Genus

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 of orchids (family Orchidaceae), comprising 2 species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

. They are distributed in Mexico

Mexico

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, Guatemala

Guatemala

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, Belize

Belize

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, and Honduras

Honduras

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. Both species were originally published in Brassavola

Brassavola

Brassavola is a genus of 20 orchids . They were named in 1813 by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown. The name comes from the Venetian nobleman and physician Antonio Musa Brassavola. This genus is abbreviated B. in trade journals....

 by Lindley. In 1918, Schlechter erected the new genus Rhyncholaelia and moved Brassavola digbyana Lindl. 1846 and Brassavola glauca Lindl. 1839 into it.

Species

• Rhyncholaelia digbyana  (Lindl.) Schltr.
• Rhyncholaelia glauca (Lindl.) Schltr.

Hybrids

• Rl. Aristocrat (= Rl. glauca × Rl. digbyana), registered by M. Roccaforte (1973) as Brassavola Aristocrat
• Rl. Memoria Coach Blackmore (= Rl. digbyana × Rl. Aristocrat), registered by S. Blackmore (2003)