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× Oncostele
× Oncostele, abbreviated Ons., is a hybrid genus of orchids, used for greges containing at least one ancestor species from the genera Oncidium (Onc.) and Rhynchostele (Rst.).[1] The nothogenus was defined in 2003 by J. M. H. Shaw.[2]
| × Oncostele | |
|---|---|
| Ons. Wildcat 'Jungle Monarch' | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
| Genus: | × Oncostele J.M.H.Shaw |
Greges edit
Over 500 greges have been registered in × Oncostele.[3] The grex Midnight Miracles has two cultivars, 'Masai Red' and 'Masai Splash', that have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]
Primary edit
The genus × Oncostele contains the following primary hybrids:
- Ons. Black Beauty, Santa Barbara (1988) = Rst. bictoniense × Onc. leucochilum
- Ons. Elske Stolze, L.Stolze (1978) = Onc. sotoanum × Rst. bictoniensis (basionym: Odontocidium)
- Ons. Feathers, Woodland (2006) = Onc. maculatum × Rst. rossii
- Ons. Rustic Bridge, Rod McLellan Co. (1981) = Onc. fuscatum × Rst. ureskinneri
Non-primary edit
- Ons. Wildcat = Ons. Rustic Bridge × Onc. Crowborough, [6] which has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7]
Formerly edit
References edit
- ^ Rees, T. (compiler) (2018). The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Available from http://www.irmng.org at VLIZ. Accessed 2018-03-20 https://www.gbif.org/species/108447507/verbatim
- ^ J.M.H.Shaw, Orchid Rev. 111(1254, Suppl.): 96 (2003).
- ^ Oncostele, OrchidRoots; http://bluenanta.com/orchid/species/?genus=Oncostele&genustype=hybrid
- ^ "× Oncostele Midnight Miracles gx 'Masai Red'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "× Oncostele Midnight Miracles gx 'Masai Splash'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ Oncostele Wildcat, The International Orchid Register, http://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticulturaldatabase/orchidregister/orchiddetails.asp?ID=91626
- ^ "× Oncostele Wildcat gx". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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