Orchid in my Birthday platter: Dendrobium sonia, let us fix its correct name-GS15022023-1

[Gurcharan Singh]

Yesterday by son took us to a Mexican restaurant in Fremont California for my Birthday (it was still 13th February in California, but already 14th in India, my birthday). We were served an orchid as decoration on two platters. Smita ji identified this orchid as Dendrobium Sonia. Please help me in fixing correct scientific name: Dendrobium 'Sonia' or Dendrobium sonia 'Bom Jo Red' or Dendrobium 'Sonia Earsakul' or any other appropriate name. There is no accepted name as Dendrobium Sonia in important databases. 

   It is supposed to be a cross between Dendrobium 'Caesar' and D. 'Tomie Drake'

  

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.

https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/

[Gurcharan Singh]

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.

https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/

[Gurcharan Singh]

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.

https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/

[Pankaj Kumar]

Many many happy returns of the day sir.

Will have a look into this.

Hybrids are not at all easy. Sometimes they all look same...

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks a lot dear Pankaj. Will wait for your final resolution.

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.

https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/

[Pankaj Kumar]

There is indeed a hybrid registered as Dendrobium Sonia!! n 1984.

https://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticulturaldatabase/orchidregister/orchiddetails.asp?ID=74545

And your flower does match with this name at the following site.

https://orchidroots.com/detail/information/?pid=100074545&role=pub

While the first site is authentic, I am not sure about the second site.

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks a lot dear Pankaj

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.

https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/

[Gurcharan Singh]

So finally I think I found the solution.  It is Dendrobium Sonia (Dendrobium in italics-genus; Sonia with normal type but not within single quotes (cultivar) nor in italics with small s (specific epithet). Sonia is a Grex name, a term used exclusively for Orchid hybrids. 

https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/81771/#b

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grex_(horticulture)#

Waiting for Pankaj to say OK

Dr. Gurcharan Singh

Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.

https://www.gurcharanfamily.com/

[Pankaj Kumar]

Yes sir

Dendrobium Sonia

Best regards

Pankaj

[taffa...@gmail.com]

Just to wish Gurcharan ji a very happy (though a little belated) birthday.Also this was an occasion for us to learn something new.

Regards

Taffazull

[J.M. Garg]

Many many happy returns of the day, Singh ji.

Wish you have a wonderful time and a year ahead.💐💐💐

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Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks a lot Saroj ji.

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks a lot Taffazul ji and Garg ji.