Tolumnia Midas 'Orchid Heights' AM'AOS

[msaar]

Originally Posted by camille1585

Zelenkoa has got to be one of the strangest genus names ever. Zelemnia is no better Oncidium is so much easier to remember, and prononce! I honestly wonder who comes up with these crazy names.

When Onc. onustum was separated from the Oncidiums about 10 years ago, a new genus had to be created, and the taxonomists who named it selected to name it in honor of Harry Zelenko, an artist who painted all the illustrations for "Orchids: The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Oncidium".

[camille1585]

Originally Posted by msaar

When Onc. onustum was separated from the Oncidiums about 10 years ago, a new genus had to be created, and the taxonomists who named it selected to name it in honor of Harry Zelenko, an artist who painted all the illustrations for "Orchids: The Pictorial Encyclopedia of Oncidium".

Well that explains it then! Doesn't make me like the name any more than before though!