Oncidiinae
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 Odontoglossum 'Big Mac' x Brassia longissima
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The Oncidiinae is a subtribe within the Orchidaceae that consists of a number of genera that are closely related. This subtribe consists of about 70 genera with over 1000 species, with Oncidium as its largest genus.
Most Oncidioid species have well-developed pseudobulbs and conduplicate leaves.
It is possible to form hybrids in some instances where multiple genera within the Oncidiinae. These hybrids are often colloquially referred to as "intergenetics."
[edit] Genera
Examples of primary genera include:
- Brassia
- Macradenia
- Macrochilus
- Macroclinium
- Mesoglossum
- Mexicoa
- Miltonia
- Miltoniopsis
- Odontoglossum
- Oncidium
- Ornithophora
- Osmoglossum
- Otoglossum
- Plectrophora
- Polyotidium
- Psychopsiella (sometimes included in Psychopsis)
- Psychopsis
- Psygmorchis
- Pterostemma
[edit] References
- Mark W. Chase - A Reappraisal of the Oncidioid Orchids ; Systematic Botany, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1986) , pp. 477-491
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