Oncidiinae

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genera: (66)
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 – Nohawilliamsia – Notylia – Notyliopsis – Oliveriana – Oncidium – Ornithocephalus – Otoglossum – Phymatidium – Platyrhiza – Plectrophora – Polyotidium – Psychopsiella – Psychopsis – Pterostemma – Quekettia – Rauhiella – Rhynchostele – Rodriguezia – Rossioglossum – Sanderella – Santanderella – Saundersia – Schunkea – Seegeriella – Solenidium – Suarezia – Sutrina – Systeloglossum – Telipogon – Thysanoglossa – Tolumnia – Trichocentrum – Trichoceros – Trichopilia – Trizeuxis – Vitekorchis – Warmingia – Zelenkoa – Zygostates

Nothogenera: (2)
× Miltonidium – × Ornithocidium
Name

Oncidiinae Benth. J. Linn. Soc., Bot., 18(110), 288. (1881)

Type genus: Oncidium Sw., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 239 (1800), nom. cons.

References

Bentham, G. (1881) Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 18(110): 288. As Oncidieae
Chase, M.W. (2009) A new name for the single species of Nohawilliamsia and corrections in Gomesa (Orchidaceae). Phytotaxa, 1 : 57–59.
Chase, M.W., Williams N.H., Neubig K.M. & Whitten W.M. (2008) Taxonomic transfers in Oncidiinae to accord with Genera Orchidacearum, Volume 5., Lindleyana, 77: 20–31.
Chase, M.W., Williams, N.H., Faria, A.D., Neubig, K.M., Amaral, M.C. & Whitten, W.M. (2009) Floral convergence in Oncidiinae (Cymbidieae; Orchidaceae): an expanded concept of Gomesa and a new genus Nohawilliamsia. Annals of Botany, 104(3): 387–402. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcp067 Reference page.
Chase, M.W., Williams, N.H. & Whitten W.M. (2009) Oncidiinae nomenclature: Generic changes in Genera Orchidacearum, Volume 5. Orchids, 78: 228–238
Chase, M.W. & Whitten, W.M. (2011) Further taxonomic transfers in Oncidiinae (Orchidaceae), Phytotaxa, 20: 26–32.
Dalström, S. (2012) New Combinations in Odontoglossum (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae) and a Solution to a Taxonomic Conundrum, Lankesteriana, 12(1): 53—60.
Chase, M.W., Cameron, K.M., Freudenstein, J.V., Pridgeon, A.M., Salazar, G., van den Berg, C. & Schuiteman, A. 2015. An updated classification of Orchidaceae. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 177(2): 151–174. DOI: 10.1111/boj.12234 Open access PDF. Reference page.
Emonocot.org 2013. Oncidiinae in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 May 19.
Neubig, K.M.,Whitten, W.M., Williams, N.H., Blanco, M.A., Endara, Burleigh, J.G., Silveira, K, Cushman, J.C. & Chase, M.W. (2012) Generic recircumscriptions of Oncidiinae (Orchidaceae: Cymbidieae) based on maximum likelihood analysis of combined DNA datasets. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 168(2): 117–146. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2011.01194.x Reference page.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 211 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0
Tropicos.org 18. Oncidiinae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 18 Sept. 2012.

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[1]

Most Oncidioid species have well-developed pseudobulbs and conduplicate leaves.

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

Genera recognized in Chase et al's 2015 classification of Orchidaceae:[2]

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

Orchid Oncidium (Prism x Picotee) × Crystal Palace
Orchid Oncidium (Prism x Picotee) × Crystal Palace, viewed from further out
References

Chase, Mark W.; Norris H.Williams; Aparacida Donisete de Faria; Kurt M. Neubig; Maria do Carmo E. Amaral; W. Mark Whitten (2009). "Floral convergence in Oncidiinae (Cymbidieae; Orchidaceae): an expanded concept of Gomesa and a new genus Nohawilliamsia". Annals of Botany. 104 (3): 387–402. doi:10.1093/aob/mcp067. PMC 2720657. PMID 19346522.

Chase, Mark W.; Cameron, Kenneth M.; Freudenstein, John V.; Pridgeon, Alec M.; Salazar, Gerardo; van den Berg, Cássio; Schuiteman, André (2015). "An updated classification of Orchidaceae". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 177 (2): 151–174. doi:10.1111/boj.12234. ISSN 0024-4074.

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