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Colmanara and Wilsonara

Submitted by papillon on Sat, 03/05/2008 - 09:23

I have several flowering orchids of what I think are Colmanara. Any pointers to more information on these to multi-generic hybrids please

thanks

papillon

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Colmanara and Wilsonara name change

Submitted by Anton on Sat, 03/05/2008 - 16:53.

Papillon these species have now had several recent name changes:

The majority of Colmanaras are now known as Odontocidium eg Colmanara Wild Cat = Odontocidium Wild Cat.
But then you get Colmanara Coronation which is now Miltonidium Coronation

Some Wilsonaras are now known as Zelglossoda, whereas Wilsonara Lava Flow, Lyoth and Sophie lise remain the same.

To complicate things even further, there are Burragearas that are now known as Wilsonara.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

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Colmanara now odontocodium

Submitted by papillon on Sun, 04/05/2008 - 08:55.

Hi Anton

Thanks for this. It's amazing how the rules of naming so often complicate perfectly simple things. I will check through the odonto sites to try to find the names of my plants now flowering

regards

Stephen (papillon)

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Best (and most accurate)

Submitted by wellsy on Sun, 04/05/2008 - 09:38.

Best (and most accurate) bet is to always visit
http://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/registerpages/orchid_parentage.asp
or
http://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/registerpages/orchidsearch.asp

The RHS has the definitive information. Everything else can be misleading.

Regards wellsy

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