Oncidium Alliance Tribe Oncidieae has no subtribes But it has many genera including, Ada, Anneliesia, Aspasia, Brachtia, Brassia, Capanemia, Caucaea, Cishweinfia, Cochlioda, Comparettia, Erycina, Gomesa, Helcia, Hispaniella, Ionopsis, Lemboglossum, Leochilus, Lockhartia, Macradenia, Mexicoa, Miltonia, Miltoniodes, Miltonopsis, Notylia, Odontoglossum, Oncidium, Ornithophora, Osmoglossum, Otoglossum, Palumbina, Psychopsis, Psychopsiella, Psygomarchis, Rodriguezia, Rossioglossum, Scelochilus, Sigmatostalix, Solenidium, Symphyglossum, Ticoglossum, Tolumnia, Trichopilioa, and Warmingia.

    Aliceara Brassia , Miltonia and Oncidium are the parents of this interesting intergeneric cross.

  1. Aliceara Maury 'Island Fantasy'
  2. A combination of Mitassia Vino and Oncidium marshallianum makes this different beauty registered by Beall in 1975.

    Beallara Brassia, Cochlioda, Miltonia, and Odontoglossum make up this large spotted Miltonia shaped genus.

  3. Beallara Marfitch 'Howard's Dream' AM/AOS
  4. This hybrid was achieved by crossing Miltassia Charles M. Fitch with Odontioda Fremar. It was registered in 1983 by Duggar.

    Brassia Brassia is a natural genus that is used to hybridize within the Oncidineae. These flowers with brown, orange, red and green colors have a large spidery look, that is used to give a different shape when used in intergeneric crosses. A good example of this is the hybrid genus Crawwhayara notice the star shaped flower, this is the influence of Brassia. They are epiphytic plants with a stout rhizome and oblong cylindrical pseudobulbs with 2 leaves and the 25 species are found throughout tropical America.

  5. Brassia verracosa 'Kash Kreek' am/aos X Brassia arcuigera
  6. Burrageara Cochlioda, Miltonia, Odontoglosum,and Oncidium are the parents of this newer genera. These grow from cool to intermediate and like to grow in pots.

  7. Burrageara Living Fire 'Glowing Ember'
  8. The parents of this cross are Vuylstekeara Edna and Oncidium maculatum and was registered in 1978 by the Rod Mclellan Co.
  9. Burrageara Stefan Isler
  10. Cochlioda, Miltonia, Odontoglosum,and Oncidium combine to produce this fiery red flower who's parents are Vuylstekeara Edna and Oncidium leuchochilum and it was registered in 1990 by Isler.

    Colmanara Miltonia, Odontoglossum and Oncidium make up this large multiflowered genus.

  11. Colmanara Wildcat 'Doris'
  12. The parents of this cross are Odontonia Rustic Bridge And Odontocidium Crowborough and it was registered by McLellan in 1992.

    Crawwhayarara Aspasia, Brassia, Miltonia, and Oncidium are crossed to produce this genus of large lipped multiflowered plants.

  13. Crawwhayara Reuben 'Red Gem'
  14. Aspasia, Brassia, Miltonia, and Oncidium are crossed to produce this yellow outlined large flower and its parents are Forgetara {one of the more descriptive names of genera eh?} Mexico x Oncidium Golden Coin Butte and has aregistration by Rueben In 1978.

    Goodleara Brassia, Cochlioda, Miltonia, Odontoglossum, and Oncidium make up this multiparental plant.

  15. Goodaleara Everglades Sharpshooter X Oncidium maculatum 'Rotund'
  16. Howeara Rodriguezia, Leochilus, and Oncidium make up these minature Oncidinae.

  17. Howeara Miniprimi 'Paprika'
  18. Rodricidium Primi and Leochilus oncidiodes are the parents of this plant registered in 1976 By Howe.

    Milpasia Aspasia and Miltonia make up this genera.

  19. Milpasia Florida Sand
  20. This cross uses Miltonia Sand Cut and Aspasia principissa to produce a large varigated flower registered by Everglades in 1991.

    Miltassia Brassia and Miltonia are the makeup of this intergeneric cross.

  21. Miltassia Aztec 'Nalo' HCC/AOS
  22. Miltassia Cartagena and Miltonia Minas Gerais are combined to produce this large flowered hybrid that was registered by Moir in 1976.
  23. Miltassia Olmec 'Kanna'
  24. Brassia Rex and Miltonia Minas Gerais are crossed to obtain this hybrid registered by Moir in 1975.

    Miltonia Is a natural genus with ten species ranging through Brazil and into Peru. They have 1 or 2 leaves on the psuedobulb with leaflike sheaths from which the inflorescence arises having non spured flowers with free sepals and petals, a large flat lip, basically no callus, a footless column and 2 hard pollina. They perform well in pots or they can be mounted to tree fern. They are a part of the Oncidium Alliance and are often used in breeding.

  25. Miltonia Bert Fields AM/AOS
  26. Registered in 1965 by Hoyt this cross has Miltonia Mulatto Queen and Miltonia Woodlands as it's parents.
  27. Miltonia Purple Queen
  28. A large flower that shows lots of influence from Miltonia spectablis var. mooreana. It's other parent is Miltonia russeliana and it was registered in 1961 by Moir.

    Miltoncidium Miltonia and Oncidium are the parents of this intergeneric cross.

  29. Miltoncidium Pupukea Sunset H&R
  30. --Miltonia warscewiczii and Oncidium cheirophorum are combined to make this constantly flowering minature plant registered by Demoss in 1989.

    Odontocidium Odontoglossum and Oncidium make up this intergeneric cross.

  31. Odontocidium Susan Kaufman 'Butterfly' AM/AOS
  32. Odontocidium Wera Stoltz and Oncidium flexuosum produce this distinctive flower registered in 1985 by Kaufman.
  33. Odontocidium Artur Elle 'Colombien'
  34. This hybrid uses Oncidium tigrinum and Odontoglossum Hambuhren and was registered by Elle and Co in 1981.

    Odontonia This intergeneric cross uses Miltonia and Odontoglossum to create a intermediate to cool grower.

  35. Odontonia Glass Creek X Miltonia Tropic Dawn
  36. Odontonia Lorraine's Fourteenth WOC
  37. Odontonia [ Rustic Bridge 'Hot Lip' X Debutante 'Oxbow'] make this cross registered in 1993 by McLellan.

    Oncidium Almost 600 species make up the natural genus distinguished by 1 or 2 leafed flattened psuedobulbs usually subtended by distichous leaflike sheaths where the inflorescence emerges from their axil. The flowers are spurless, with the basal part of the lip spread from the column which has no foot, and often with elaborate wings on either side of the stigma. Oncidiums can be epiphytes or more rarely grow on embankments and terrestrially, where they can enjoy any of the four climes depending on the specific environment for that species. There are many potting factors as well but most can adapt to pots, wood mounts, and wood slat baskets. The Oncidium alliance, which includes Odontoglossum, Brassia, Aspasia, Miltonia, Leochilus and many others are intercrossed often in orchid cultivation and are most likely the third most common cultivated orchid after Cattleyas and Dendrobiums.

  38. Oncidium Aloha Iwanaga 'Abe-San'
  39. Oncidium Goldiana and Oncidium Star Wars are crossed to produce this hybrid registered in 1990 by Sato.
  40. Oncidium Carmen X Oncidium Savannah La Mar
  41. Oncidium Dorothy Oka
  42. I just love the little face on the column of this equitant whose parents are Oncidium Firecracker X Oncidium Louise Elmore and was registered by Oka in 1993.
  43. Oncidium Golden Sunset 'Taka' X Oncidium Golden Sunset 'Fumi'
  44. This cross of two siblings is made up of Oncidium Stanley Smith and Tiny Tim and was registered in 1975 by Aisaka.
  45. Oncidium Golden Sunset 'Waiomao'
  46. This is the same as above except it has a different clonal name or in other words it is a sibling of the same cross yet the breeder thought it had something to set it apart from his other plants of the same name.
  47. Oncidium Gypsy Beauty
  48. Registered in 1978 by Moir this hybrid has Oncidium Thelma Beaumont and Oncidium Phyllis Hetfield.
  49. Oncidium Haematochilum
  50. This is a naturally occuring hybrid of Oncidium lanceanum and Oncidium luridum but it was registered by Low in 1984.
  51. Oncidium Irene Gleason 'Mahjong'
  52. -Oncidiums Golden Sunset and Linda make up this cross registered by Oka in 1981.
  53. Oncidium Lenalena
  54. The species Oncidium altissimum and sarcodes make up this cross registered in 1945 by Atherton.
  55. Oncidium Luster X Oncidium Ballet 'Sundance'
  56. Oncidium Memoria Herb Mills
  57. This crosses parents are Oncidiums Isao and Golden Sunset and was registered by Oka in 1991.
  58. Oncidium Memoria Ralph Yagi
  59. Oncidiums Sniffen and Irene Gleason make up this cross registered by Oka in 1989.
  60. Oncidium Memoria Ralph Yagi 'Solar Baby'
  61. Same as above but it has a different varietal name sop a grower could keep track of it's genetic differences.
  62. Oncidium Natalie Warford
  63. Oncidium Mary Alice Smith and Oncidium Front Page produce this hybrid registered by Richella in 1990.
  64. Oncidium Sharry Baby 'Sweet Fragrance'
  65. Oncidiums Jamie Sutton and Honolulu make up this cross registered by O'Flaherty in 1983.
  66. Oncidium sphacelatum X Miltonidium Luster
  67. Oncidium sphacelatum 'Everglades' x Oncidium hyphaematicum
  68. Oncidium Susan Perreira X Oncidium Ben Hardy 'Passionate Red'
  69. Oncidium Vorat Belle 'Sweet Dreams'
  70. Oncidiums Purple Envy and Golden Sunset make up this equitant cross registered in 1984 by Mailamai.

    Psychopsis

  71. Psychopsis Kalihi 'Ruby' AM/AOS
  72. Photo and awarded plant grown by Wilford Neptune.

    Vuylstekeara This is an intermediate to cool growing genera that grows best with pot culture. Cochlioda, Miltonia and Odontoglossum make up this intergeneric genus.

  73. Vuylstekeara Cambria Plush FCC/AOS
  74. Wilsonara Cochlioda, Odontoglossum and Oncidium make up this intermediate to cool growing intergeneric genus.

  75. Wilsonaria Gloria Smith
  76. Wilsonara Bubba Mock X Oncidium Colon are the parents of this cross by Everglades registered in 1993.

Cypripedium L. Alliance All the previous groups were from the Subfamily Epidendroideae but this group is from the Subfamily Cypripedioideae and has no subtribes but it's genera include, Cypripedium, Paphiopedilum, Phragmipedium, and Selenipedium. This genus, lacking psuedobulbs, has fan shaped growths giving rise to a stiff and sometimes hairy inflorescence which can have 1 or many flowers opening either together or in stages. The genus has two distinct growing types evidenced in their leaves, those that are mottled or solid with more than one flower grow warmer, and the solid green with only one flower grow intermediate to cool.NEW The flower parts of Paphiopedilum are distinctly different than others with it's pouch like lip {#3 in photo} hanging below the sheild shaped "staminode" {#4 in photo} in the center of the flowers and on to the bizarre hairs warts and bumps of the linear petals {#2 in the photo}, and up to the cowl-like upper or dorsal sepal {#1 in the photo}. Sixty some species are found in Southern India to New Guinea and the Philippines. They are also related to our terrestrial Cypripediums of North America, commonly known as lady's slippers. They are best grown in pots with a wood media.

Paphiopedilum Pfitz. SUBFAMILY Cypripedoideae
  1. Paphiopedilum Dellaina
  2. --Paphiopedilum delanatii and Paphiopoedilum chamberlainum make up this primary hybrid registered in 1977 by Ratcliffe.
  3. Paphiopedilum Leeanum
  4. The parents of this cross are Paphiopedilum insigne and spicerianum and was registered in 1984 by Lawrence.
  5. Paphiopedilum Maudiae
  6. Photo courtesy of Dale and Deni Borders

    The parents of this cross are P. callosum and P. lawrencianum and it was registered in 1900 by Charlesworth & Co.

  7. Paphiopedilum Pinnochio
  8. This is a primary hybrid or in other words uses two species to obtain the cross and they are Paphiopedilum glaucophyllum and primulinum. This cross was registered in 1977 by Lecoufle.
  9. Paphiopedilum primulinum '9-88A' X Paphiopedilum insigne sanderiana 'Gladiator'
  10. Paphiopedilum Saint Swithin
  11. This cross was registered in 1901 by Statter and contains the parents Paphiopedilum philippinense and rothschildianum.
  12. Paphiopedilum Via Quatal "Vinicolor'
  13. Paphiopedilum William Mathews and Maudiae make up this cross registered by G&S in 1979.

Phragmipedium Rolfe SUBFAMILY Cypripediodeae
  1. Phragmipedium Grande 'Maybrook' HCC/AOS
  2. Photo and award winning plant courtesy of Wilford Neptune.
  3. Phragmipedium schroederae
  4. Photo courtesy of Roma Czernysz and her Orchid Page

  5. Phragmepedium Sedenii
  6. Photo courtesy of Dale and Deni Borders.

Pleurothallidinae Alliance
  1. Masdevallia Circe
  2. Photo courtesy of Dale and Deni Borders

  3. Masdevallia Owen Neils
  4. Photo courtesy of Dale and Deni Borders

    The parents of this cross are Mas. Copper Angel and Mas. sanctae-inesae and was registered by Highland Tropicals in 1992.

  5. Masdevallia stelis X instar
  6. Photo courtesy of Dale and Deni Borders

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