Miniature Genus ID please

[PaphMadMan]

Originally Posted by Pattywack

I have a Oncidium cheirophorum, one of the parent plants of twinkle. My cheirophorum flowers look very much like this, though they are yellow. I also have Tsiku Marguerite, very similar except it is a taller plant, maybe the other parent plant of Twinkle? The cheirophorum is small, 5 inches if that and I've had this plant several years. This looks more like a twinkle in my opinion. Is there an alba form of cheirophorum?

A better picture would be helpful.

Oncidium Twinkle is (cheirophorum x sotoanum)
Oncidium Tsiku Marguerite is (Twinkle x sotoanum)

There is also Oncidium Gold Dust (Twinkle x cheirophorum)

I'm not aware of a true alba form of either species, though cheirophorum can be very pale. All of the hybrids can be found in near-white. Also, there are at least 30 other related registered hybrids that combine cheirophorum with sotoanum plus other species. And many unidentified unregistered crosses within the group are used in mass market sales. Even with a perfectly clear picture we could never be certain which we were looking at, though this is very likely somewhere in that Twinkle swarm.

[voyager]

The third photo looks to be a Den. bigibbum or compactum hybrid. The shape of the flowers that emerge similar to the Phal type Dens [which it is] and the short PB's give it away.

[hcastil3]

thanks everyone!!! I just needed a genus ID somewhat.

I work at an aquarium with a rainforest room, I'm used to working with only species since hybrids don't call to me as much..

so I appreciate everyone's time.

I'm trying to pack as many orchids in here to show the public.