× Miltonidium
genus of plants
× Miltonidium, abbreviated as Mtdm. in the horticultural trade, is the nothogenus for hybrids between the orchid genera Miltonia and Oncidium (Milt. × Onc.). An example is Miltonidium Purple Sunset, which is a hybrid of Miltonia Victoria and Oncidium hastilabium.
When Cochlioda and Odontoglossum are sunk into Oncidium, and other parents remain in Miltonia, × Burrageara, × Colmanara, × Odontonia and × Vuylstekeara become synonyms.
Taxonomy
The nothogenus (hybrid genus) name × Miltonidium was first published in 1936, for hybrids between Miltonia and Oncidium. The first hybrid registered in this nothogenus was × Miltonidium Aristocrat in 1940. As of December 2023, both of its parents were placed in Oncidium so the correct name of the grex became Oncidium Aristocrat.
Other changes to the circumscription of the genus Oncidium have caused changes to the nomenclature of nothogenera. The genus Gomesa has been split off from Oncidium.
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