Miltoniopsis
| Miltoniopsis | |
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| Miltoniopsis phalaenopsis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
| Alliance: | Oncidium |
| Genus: | Miltoniopsis God.-Leb. |
| Type species | |
| Miltoniopsis vexillaria (Rchb.f.) Godefroy-Lebeuf. | |
| Species | |
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Miltoniopsis, abbreviated Mltnps in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 5 species, native to Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia. They are named after Lord Fitzwilliam Milton, an English orchid enthusiast. Miltoniopsis's common name is Pansy Orchid.
Although the flowers are similar, Mitoniopsis differs from Miltonia by having one leaf to each pseudobulb, and a lobed column that is united to the labellum through a keel. In addition, the column is not concave at the base.
References
- Godefroy-Lebeuf, A. (1889) L'Orchidophile 9: 63.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 300 ff. Oxford University Press.
External links
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Media related to Miltoniopsis at Wikimedia Commons -
Data related to Miltoniopsis at Wikispecies - Details of the Oncidium Alliance
- Article on the Oncidium Alliance Orchids
- Miltonia and Miltoniopsis – The Species
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