Miltonia moreliana

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Miltonia moreliana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Miltonia
Species:
M. moreliana
Binomial name
Miltonia moreliana
Synonyms

Miltonia moreliana is a species of orchid endemic to southeastern Brazil.

The species is native to the Atlantic Forest biome (Mata Atlantica Brasileira), within southeastern Bahia to northern Espírito Santo states.

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<i>Brassia</i>

Brassia is a genus of orchids classified in the subtribe Oncidiinae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America, with one species extending into Florida.

Oncidiinae Subtribe of flowering plants

The Oncidiinae is a subtribe within the Orchidaceae that consists of a number of genera that are closely related.

<i>Miltonia</i>

Miltonia, abbreviated Milt. in the horticultural trade, is an orchid genus comprising twelve epiphyte species and eight natural hybrids. The miltonias are exclusively inhabitants of Brazil, except for one species whose range extends from Brazil into the northeast of Argentina and the east of Paraguay.

<i>Odontoglossum</i>

Odontoglossum, first named in 1816 by Karl Sigismund Kunth, is a genus of about 100 orchids. The scientific name is derived from the Greek words odon (tooth) and glossa (tongue), referring to the two tooth-like calluses on the base of the lip. This genus of cool to cold growing orchids is to be found on open spots in the humid cloud forest at higher elevations from Central- and West South America to Guyana, with most species around the northern Andes. The abbreviation for this genus is Odm. in the horticultural trade.

<i>× Miltonidium</i>

× Miltonidium, abbreviated as Mtdm. in the horticultural trade, is the nothogenus for hybrids between the orchid genera Miltonia and Oncidium.

Rosea may refer to:

<i>Aspasia</i> (plant)

Aspasia, abbreviated as Asp. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of 7 species of orchids occurring from southern Mexico to southern Brazil. The genus is closely related to Miltonia and Brassia. Aspasia species have few medium size flowers of exquisite colors which are occasionally cultivated or used to produce artificial hybrids.

Burrageara

× Burrageara, abbreviated Burr. in the horticultural trade, is the nothogenus for intergeneric hybrids between the orchid genera Cochlioda, Miltonia, Odontoglossum and Oncidium. It was grown for the first time by the American Albert Burrage in 1927, and named after him.

<i>Miltoniopsis vexillaria</i> Species of orchid

Miltoniopsis vexillaria is a species of epiphytic orchid in the genus Miltoniopsis.

<i>Miltonia candida</i> Species of orchid

Miltonia candida, the snow-white miltonia, is a species of orchid endemic to southeastern Brazil.

<i>Miltonia clowesii</i> Species of orchid

Miltonia clowesii, the Clowes' miltonia, is a species of orchid endemic to southeastern Brazil.

<i>Miltonia cuneata</i> Species of orchid

Miltonia cuneata, the wedge-shaped miltonia, is a species of orchid endemic to southeastern Brazil. Found in Brazil at elevations around 800 to 1000 meters in dense, wet montane forests as a robust, medium sized, creeping, warm to cool growing epiphyte with slightly tapered, slightly flattened pseudobulbs that can be clustered or well spaced and are enveloped basally by 2 to 4 non-foliaceous sheaths and carry 2 to 3, narrow, acute leaves that blooms in the winter and early spring on a erect or arching, to 2' [60 cm] long, few to several [5 to 8] flowered inflorescence with triangular, acute, papery bracts.

<i>Miltonia flava</i> Species of orchid

Miltonia flava is a species of orchid endemic to Brazil.

<i>Miltonia flavescens</i> Species of plant

Miltonia flavescens, the yellowish miltonia, is a species of orchid occurring in southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, and Paraguay, and has been reported from eastern Peru.

<i>Miltonia regnellii</i> Species of orchid

Miltonia regnellii, the Regnell's miltonia, is a species of orchid occurring in southeastern and southern Brazil.

<i>Miltonia russelliana</i> Species of orchid

Miltonia russelliana, the Russell's miltonia, is a species of orchid occurring in southeastern and southern Brazil.

<i>Miltonia spectabilis</i> Species of orchid

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

<i>Phymatochilum</i>

Phymatochilum brasiliense is an orchid species, inhabitant of Serra do Mar mountains in Brazilian southeast and northeast, which vegetatively resembles Oncidium species, however, is more closely related to the genus Miltonia. It is the only species of the genus Phymatochilum.

M. rosea may refer to:

M. candida may refer to:

References

    "Miltonia moreliana" at the Encyclopedia of Life