× 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 Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Subtribe: Oncidiinae
Genus: × Oncostele
J.M.H.Shaw

Greges

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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

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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

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  • Ons. Wildcat = Ons. Rustic Bridge × Onc. Crowborough, [6] which has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[7]

Formerly

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  • Cus. Compadre Juan Manzur, S.Cusi (2007) = Cauc. phalaenopsis (syn. Onc. phalaenopsis) × Rst. rossii

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ J.M.H.Shaw, Orchid Rev. 111(1254, Suppl.): 96 (2003).
  3. ^ Oncostele, OrchidRoots; http://bluenanta.com/orchid/species/?genus=Oncostele&genustype=hybrid
  4. ^ Oncostele Midnight Miracles gx 'Masai Red'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  5. ^ Oncostele Midnight Miracles gx 'Masai Splash'". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  6. ^ Oncostele Wildcat, The International Orchid Register, http://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticulturaldatabase/orchidregister/orchiddetails.asp?ID=91626
  7. ^ Oncostele Wildcat gx". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

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