And BigBill is adding to this -
"When explaining the relationships between species and hybrids, I sometimes use this analogy :
Think of species orchids like the ingredients we use when we bake. Sugar, salt, baking powder, baking soda, flour, raisins, chocolate chips, yeast, eggs, vanilla, milk, etc. etc.
How much we use of each ingredient allows us to bake or make cookies, breads, tarts, rolls, cakes, Pies, turnovers, muffins, etc.
All Phalaenopsis hybrids are made up of different species. How many and which ones determine what is produced. Some are used to produce compact hybrids, some to produce larger flowers, some to increase branching, some to add stripes, etc. etc.
The greater the complexity of the hybrid, ( the more ingredients ) the harder it becomes to predict exactly what will be produced.
Go back to bakery goods. If you throw in too many ingredients, the chances are that it won't taste very good. Just as some Phalies don't look so good either!! 🤪"
There you have it!
Those little tubers are somewhere!
Yeah, I like "BigBoxis". So, you have a couple of Phals that do have genus and species, P. hieroglyphica and P. tetraspis. These haven't been crossed with anybody else to change their characteristics. Once a species is crossed with another different species, their offspring are never again a species, they are always hybrids.
