Oncidium ochmatochilum
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Oncidium ochmatochilum Rchb.f. (1852), reduced to synonymy under Cyrtochiloides ochmatochila (Rchb.f.) N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase (2001), is a species of orchid.
The genus Cyrtochiloides
N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase (2001) comprises a small group of Neotropical epiphytes, previously included under a broad concept of Oncidium
Sw., with a new, more accurate identity based on DNA. Cyrtochiloides is akin to the mainly South American Cyrtochilum Kunth (1815). After having found it’s species scattered in Oncidium and several other genera, recently Cyrtochilum received notable acceptance by botanists, primarily based on the molecular discoveries made by Williams and Chase, as well as morphological analyses carried out by Stig Dalström. DNA samples illustrate that Oncidium ochmatochilum Rchb.f. and several other species have only a diluted connection with the core species of Oncidium. This new genus forms part of a well-supported clade including Otoglossum
(Schltr.) Garay & Dunsterville, Cyrtochilum, the Andean group of Caucaea
Schltr. (also previously retained under Oncidium as the section Cucullata), and Miltoniopsis
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The genus Cyrtochiloides
Cyrtochiloides
Cyrtochiloides, a genus of orchids created in 2001 by Norris H. Williams and Mark W. Chase, is designed to provide a small group of Neotropical epiphytes, previously included under a broad concept of Oncidium Sw., with a new, more accurate identity based on DNA.Cyrtochiloides is akin to the mainly...
N.H.Williams & M.W.Chase (2001) comprises a small group of Neotropical epiphytes, previously included under a broad concept of Oncidium
Oncidium
Oncidium, abbreviated as Onc. in the horticultural trade, is a genus that contains about 330 species of orchids from the subtribe Oncidiinae of the orchid family . This is a complex, difficult genus, with many species being reclassified...
Sw., with a new, more accurate identity based on DNA. Cyrtochiloides is akin to the mainly South American Cyrtochilum Kunth (1815). After having found it’s species scattered in Oncidium and several other genera, recently Cyrtochilum received notable acceptance by botanists, primarily based on the molecular discoveries made by Williams and Chase, as well as morphological analyses carried out by Stig Dalström. DNA samples illustrate that Oncidium ochmatochilum Rchb.f. and several other species have only a diluted connection with the core species of Oncidium. This new genus forms part of a well-supported clade including Otoglossum
Otoglossum
Otoglossum is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.- References :*Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. . Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press....
(Schltr.) Garay & Dunsterville, Cyrtochilum, the Andean group of Caucaea
Caucaea
Caucaea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.- References :*Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. . Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press....
Schltr. (also previously retained under Oncidium as the section Cucullata), and Miltoniopsis
Miltoniopsis
Miltoniopsis, abbreviated Mltnps in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 6 species, native to Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia. They are named after Lord Fitzwilliam Milton, an English orchid enthusiast....
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