× Howeara Explained

× 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alphabetical One-Table List of [Orchid] Genera and Intergeneric Combinations]. www.rhs.org.uk. Royal Horticultural Society. 6 July 2014. 46 (xliv). PDF.