This past weekend with a great anticipation of several new orchids in transit, I took some time to account for the plants I already had in my collection. One of favorite orchids of late, I discovered with some degree of frustration, was mislabeled. I acquired the plant from a local reputable nursery that offers quality orchids. The hand written, I guess, was a give away to the taxonomical identification problem I experienced. Simply it read Bllra. Black Beauty.

I cannot find any Beallara online that even resembles a reasonable guess as to what the proper nomenclature for this plant is. Is this Beallara meant to be Bllra. Black Beauty "?" or Bllra. "?" 'Black Beauty'...? If anyone knows the orchid, it would be greatly appreciated helping clear up the taxonomy. Here the "?" is the possible omitted name

As always, good taxonomy results in better horticulture, I should think....

Thank you for reading,
Tim