× Aliceara

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

× 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.^[citation needed]

Taxonomy

The name "× Cambria" is used commercially for hybrids among genera of subtribe Oncidiinae, initially including the genera Cochlioda and Odontoglossum.^[citation needed] 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. "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.