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 | | Lindley in 1853, confirmed that the distinction between the genera Brassia and Oncidium was slim. |
 | | Brassias are distinguished by their very short earless column, and a lip which is not lobed, bearing a callus of two parallel ridges, combined with elongated lateral sepals. |
 | | Because of their readily distinguished flowers, most botanists have continued to maintain the Brassias as a separate genus, to save endless confusion with labels which would arise if amalgamation was confirmed, and partly because there appears to be a distinction readily apparent to most growers. |
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