× ''Burrageara'', abbreviated ''Burr''. in the horticultural trade,http://www.rhs.org.uk/RHSWebsite/files/87/87be8b1e-908e-4e04-9ee6-30c438354458.pdf is the

nothogenus In botanical nomenclature, a Hybrid (biology), hybrid may be given a hybrid name, which is a special kind of botanical name, but there is no requirement that a hybrid name should be created for plants that are believed to be of hybrid origin. The ' ...

for

intergeneric hybrid In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different breeds, varieties, species or genera through sexual reproduction. Hybrids are not always intermediates between their parents (such as in ...

s between the orchid genera ''

Cochlioda ''Oncidium'', abbreviated as Onc. in the horticultural trade, is a genus that contains about 330 species of orchids from the subtribe Oncidiinae of the orchid family (Orchidaceae). As presently conceived (May 2014), it is distributed across much ...

'', ''

Miltonia ''Miltonia'', abbreviated Milt. in the horticultural trade, is an orchid genus comprising twelve epiphyte species and eight natural hybrids. The miltonias are exclusively inhabitants of Brazil, except for one species whose range extends from Bra ...

'', ''

Odontoglossum ''Odontoglossum'', first named in 1816 by Karl Sigismund Kunth, is a genus of about 100 orchids. The scientific name is derived from the Greek words ''odon'' (tooth) and ''glossa'' (tongue), referring to the two tooth-like calluses on the base o ...

'' and ''

Oncidium ''Oncidium'', abbreviated as Onc. in the horticultural trade, is a genus that contains about 330 species of orchids from the subtribe Oncidiinae of the orchid family (Orchidaceae). As presently conceived (May 2014), it is distributed across much ...

'' (''Cda''. × ''Milt''. × ''Odm''. × ''Onc''.). It was grown for the first time by the American

Albert Burrage Albert Cameron Burrage (November 21, 1859 – June 29, 1931), known as A. C. Burrage, was an industrialist, attorney, horticulturist and philanthropist from the United States. Birth Albert Burrage was born on November 21, 1859, in Ashburnha ...

in 1927, and named after him. In recent years the botanical classification of many orchid genera have been changed. In Genera ''Orchidacearum'' (AM Pridgeon, PJ Cribb, FN Rasmussen, MW Chase) the genera ''Cochlioda'' and ''Odontoglossum'' have mostly been merged to ''Oncidium''. Five species of the original ''Miltonia'' now belong to ''Miltoniopsis''. The result is that most of the x ''Burrageara'' hybrids should be called x ''Oncidopsis'' ('' Miltoniopsis'' x ''

'') or x ''Miltonidium'' (''

'' x ''

'').

References

Orchid nothogenera Oncidiinae 1927 in science Historically recognized angiosperm taxa {{Cymbidieae-stub