× Oncostele
Genus of orchids
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× 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]
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| × Oncostele | |
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| 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
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
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
