× Aliceara
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Oncidiinae
Genus: × Aliceara
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× 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

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.

Taxonomy

The name "× Cambria" is used commerically for hybrids among genera of subtribe Oncidiinae, initially including the genera Cochlioda and Odontoglossum. 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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  2. ↑ "× Aliceara Anon." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
  3. ↑ "Oncidium Sw." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-12-15.


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