Genus Miltonia
Genus: Miltonia, pronounced mil-TOH-nee-ah, abbreviated (Milt), from Brazil.
Bigeneric Hybrid: Miltassia, pronounced , abbreviated (Mtssa.), cross between two genera (= Miltonia x Brassia).
Bigeneric Hybrid: Miltonidium, pronounced , abbreviated (Mtdm.), cross between two genera (= Miltonia x Oncidium).
Bigeneric Hybrid: Miltonioda, pronounced , abbreviated (Mtda.), cross between two genera (= Miltonia x Cochlioda).
Bigeneric Hybrid: Odontonia, pronounced oh-DON-tow-NEE-ah, abbreviated (Odtna.), cross between two genera (= Miltonia x Odontoglossum).
Trigeneric Hybrid: Aliceara, pronounced , abbreviated (Alcra.), cross between three genera (= Miltonia x Oncidium x Brassia).
Trigeneric Hybrid: Charlesworthara, pronounced , abbreviated (Cha.), cross between three genera (= Miltonia x Oncidium x Cochlioda).
Trigeneric Hybrid: Colmanara, pronounced , abbreviated (Colm.), cross between three genera (= Miltonia x Odontoglossum x Oncidium).
Trigeneric Hybrid: Degarmoara, pronounced , abbreviated (Dgmra.), cross between three genera (= Miltonia x Odontoglossum x Brassia).
Trigeneric Hybrid: Vuylstekeara, pronounced , abbreviated (Vuyl.), cross between three genera (= Miltonia x Odontoglossum x Cochlioda).
Trigeneric Hybrid: Un-named, cross between three genera (= Miltonia x Brassia x Cochlioda). 


                                Aliceara
                                   |
               ???        +------- + --------+      Colmanara
                |         |                  |          |
  COCHLIODA --- + --- Miltassia         Miltonidium --- + --- ODONTOGLOSSUM
                          |                  |
              BRASSIA --- + --- MILTONIA --- + --- ONCIDIUM
                                   |
        ODONTOGLOSSUM --- + --- MILTONIA --- + --- COCHLIODA
                          |                  |
    BRASSIA --- + --- Odontonia          Miltonioda --- + --- ONCIDIUM
                |         |                  |          |
           Degarmoara     +------- + --------+   Charlesworthara
                                   |
                              Vuylstekeara

Krischan's Oncidium Alliance Matrix: Start in the center with MILTONIA. Names in uppercase are genera. Names in mixed case are intergeneric hybrids. Intergeneric names are based upon genera ancestory. Follow all lines back to a genus.

Orchid
Photograph		 Genus species 'Cultivar' - OR -
Genus Hybrid 'Cultivar'
Description and grower
Miltonia
clowesii
 (additional images)
Parents: = species from southeast Brazil (Lindley, 1840)
Desc: Yellow flower with red brown blotches,
labellum is lavendar-purple with white in front
Bloomed: 08/16/2002 - 9/15/2002.
Grower: 9/07/2001 Klehm (Hampshire, IL)
Miltonidium
Avalon Bay
'Wasp' HCC/AOS
Parents: = Oncidium Gold Coin Butte x Miltonidium Wildwood - 1981
Ancestory: =
25% Miltonia warscewiczii
25% Oncidium tigrinum
25% Oncidium oblongatum
25% Oncidium forbesii
Desc: Yellow and brown flower.
Grower: 1/22/2003 Oak Hill Gardens (Dundee, IL)
Miltonia
Honolulu
'Warne's Best' HCC/AOS
Parents: = Miltonia Gayety x Miltonia Anne Warne - 1971
Ancestory: =
75% Miltonia spectabilis
13% Miltonia clowesii
12% Miltonia flavescens
Desc: Purple flower.
Bloomed: 6/25/2003 - 8/02/03.x
Grower: 6/17/2002 Oak Hill Gardens (Dundee, IL)
Future image Miltonia
warscewiczii
Parents: = species from Columbia, Equador, Peru (Reichenbach 1830?)
Desc:
Bloomed: Not yet bloomed.
Repotted: 12/24/2003.
Grower: 10/9/2002 Oak Hill Gardens (Dundee, IL)
Miltonidium
Summer Fantasy
'Betty'
Parents: = Oncidium El Vulcan Barru x Miltonia warscewiczii - 1965
Ancestory: =
50% Miltonia warscewiczii
25% Oncidium aloisii
25% Oncidium stenotis
Desc: Yellow & brown flower.
Bloomed: 8/20/2003 - 9/11/2003.x
Grower: 11/3/2002 WOS Auction

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