× Aliceara
× Aliceara | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
Genus: | × Aliceara hort. |
× Aliceara, abbreviated Alcra. in the horticultural trade, is the nothogenus for intergeneric hybrids between three orchid genera (Brassia × Miltonia × Oncidium).[1][2] The name Cambria is used in the horticultural trade.
Description
[edit]Plants of the genus × Aliceara have relatively stretched pseudobulbs, from which the leaves and the long floral stem develop. The inflorescences have from three to seven flowers, in a large variety of colors and shapes. At the end of the flowering period the orchid produces a new pseudobulb that can create a new plant.[citation needed]
Taxonomy
[edit]The name "× Cambria" is used commercially for hybrids among genera of subtribe Oncidiinae, initially including the genera Cochlioda and Odontoglossum.[citation needed] These two genera have been merged into Oncidium,[3] so the nothogenus × Aliceara applies.
Other related names affected by the merger into Oncidium include:
- × Beallara = Brassia × Cochlioda × Miltonia × Odontoglossum,[1] now just Brassia × Miltonia × Oncidium = × Aliceara
- × Colmanara = Miltonia × Odontoglossum × Oncidium,[1] now just Miltonia × Oncidium = x Miltonidium[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Alphabetical One-Table List of Genera and Intergeneric Hybrids" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "× Aliceara Anon." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "Oncidium Sw." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-12-15.