There is no way to know what genera are in the background just by looking at
them. In the onciidinae intergenerics you mentioned, it gets real tough.

Degarmoara = brassia x miltonia x odontoglossum
Vuylstekeara = cochlioda x miltonia x odontoglossum
Colmanara = oncidium x miltonia x odontoglossum

Then when the taxonomists play around, it can get more confusing:
Odontocidium Wildcat used to be a colmanara, but the taxonomists decided
that the Miltonia fuscatum in the background was actually an oncidium.

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"Bruce Musgrove" wrote in message
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Looking at some of my No ID orchids, that helpfull users on this game have
named for me, got me to wondering

Some items that I posted as a DGMRA no name (based on the visuals of the
Pseudobulb) have been ID as Odontocidium's . I also have Vulystekeara's
which look so simialr, I do not know what the difference is.

Any pointers to sites that can give tutorials, or books? The Ortho books
I have don't get that specific?

Sigh. Eventually You can quite holding my hand