Biology:× Howeara

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

× Howeara
HowearaLavaburst.jpg
Howeara 'Lavaburst'
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Oncidiinae
Genus: × Howeara
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× Howeara, abbreviated as Hwra. in the horticultural trade,[1] is the nothogenus for intergeneric hybrid of the three genera Leochilus, Oncidium and Rodriguezia (Lchs. × Onc. × Rdza.).

The most known hybrids are:

  • Hwra. Mini-Primi = × Rodricidium Primi × Leochilus oncidioides
  • Hwra. Lava Burst = Hwra. Mini-Primi × Rodriguezia secunda
  • Hwra. Leila Groll = Hwra. Mini-Primi × Oncidium sotoanum
  • Zka. Mary Eliza = Hwra. Mini-Primi × Zelenkoa onusta

References

  1. "Alphabetical One-Table List of [Orchid Genera and Intergeneric Combinations"] (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. p. 46 (xliv). http://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/plant-registration-forms/list-of-orchid-genera-with-components. Retrieved 6 July 2014. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5921650 entry