Miltonia spectabilis

Outstanding miltonia
Scientific classification
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 ;

Last updated October 03, 2025

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

↑ Pridgeon, Alec M. (1992). The Illustrated encyclopedia of orchids. Timber Press. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-88192-267-7.

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[1] Pridgeon, Alec M. (1992). The Illustrated encyclopedia of orchids. Timber Press. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-88192-267-7.

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