Outstanding miltonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Miltonia
Species:
M. spectabilis
Binomial name
Miltonia spectabilis
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.

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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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