The Oncidiinae is a subtribe within the Orchidaceae that consists of a number of genera that are closely related.

This subtribe consists of about 70 genera with over 1000 species, with Oncidium as its largest genus. These genera consist of a single floral type based on the angle of the attachment of the lip to the column, reflecting pollinator preferences. This has however led to several unreliable results and polyphyletic taxa within Oncidium. These were transferred to Gomesa and a new genus Nohawilliamsia, has been described for Oncidium orthostates

Oncidiinae

Most species have well-developed pseudobulbs and conduplicate leaves.

Oncidiinae

It is possible to form hybrids in some instances between multiple genera within the Oncidiinae. These hybrids are often colloquially referred to as "intergenerics."

Oncidiinae

Genera

Genera recognized in Chase et al.'s 2015 classification of Orchidaceae:

Aspasia

Brassia

Caluera

Capanemia

Caucaea

Centroglossa

Chytroglossa

Cischweinfia

Comparettia

Cuitlauzina

Cypholoron

Cyrtochiloides

Cyrtochilum

Dunstervillea

Eloyella

Erycina

Fernandezia

Gomesa

Grandiphyllum

Hintonella

Hofmeisterella

Ionopsis

Leochilus

Lockhartia

Macradenia

Macroclinium

Miltonia

Miltoniopsis

Notylia

Notyliopsis

Oliveriana

Oncidium

Ornithocephalus

Otoglossum

Phymatidium

Platyrhiza

Plectrophora

Polyotidium

Psychopsiella (sometimes included in Psychopsis) Psychopsis Pterostemma Quekettia Rauhiella Rhynchostele Rodriguezia Rossioglossum Sanderella Saundersia Schunkea Seegeriella Solenidium Suarezia Sutrina Systeloglossum Telipogon Thysanoglossa Tolumnia Trichocentrum Trichoceros Trichopilia Trizeuxis Vitekorchis Warmingia Zelenkoa Zygostates

In synonymy: Ada = Brassia Odontoglossum = Oncidium

References

Mark W. Chase - A Reappraisal of the Oncidioid Orchids ; Systematic Botany, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Jul. - Sep., 1986), pp. 477–491

External links

Details of the Oncidium Alliance

Article on the Oncidium Alliance Orchids

Orchid subtribes

Taxa named by George Bentham