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×Potinara
× Potinara, abbreviated Pot in the horticultural trade, was established as the nothogenus comprising those intergeneric hybrids of orchids which have Brassavola, Cattleya, Laelia and Sophronitis as parent genera. As of May 2026, Sophronitis was regarded as a synonym of Cattleya, so the parent genera are Brassavola × Cattleya × Laelia, for which the nothogenus is × Brassolaeliocattleya.
It can easily be imagined that a combination of all the desirable qualities of the parent genera would be an outstandingly handsome thing. However, plants in which all the desired qualities show up occur in only a small proportion of the offspring, and the percentage of plants homozygous for all qualities even less often. A rather extensive breeding program would be necessary to achieve the ideal results. Many lovely combinations do occur in × Potinara crosses, although relatively few have been made.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article × Potinara by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
