Biology:Miltonia spectabilis

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Short description: Species of orchid


Outstanding miltonia
Miltonia spectabilis2.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Miltonia
Species:
M. spectabilis
Binomial name
Miltonia spectabilis
Lindl.
Synonyms
  • Oncidium spectabile (Lindl.) Beer
  • Macrochilus fryanus Knowles & Westc.
  • Miltonia spectabilis var. porphyroglossa Rchb.f.
  • Miltonia spectabilis var. radians Rchb.f.
  • Miltonia spectabilis var. rosea auct.
  • Miltonia spectabilis var. virginalis Lem.
  • Miltonia bicolor Lodd. ex Buyss.
  • Miltonia spectabilis var. aspersa Rchb.f.
  • Miltonia spectabilis var. bicolor G.Nicholson
  • Miltonia spectabilis var. lineata L.Linden & Rodigas

Miltonia spectabilis, the outstanding miltonia, is a species of orchid occurring in extreme eastern Brazil and has been erroneously reported to occur in Venezuela.[1] It is the type species of the genus Miltonia.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q264889 entry