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Miltoniopsis 
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 - Miltoniopsis bismarckii
- Miltoniopsis phalaenopsis
- Miltoniopsis roezlii
- Miltoniopsis santanaei
- Miltoniopsis vexillaria
- Miltoniopsis warscewiczii
- Cochlioda stricta
- Cochlioda vulcanica
- Cochlioda weberbaueriana
Miltoniopsis, abbreviated Mltnps in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of 6 species, native to Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Colombia. They are named after Lord Fitzwilliam Milton, an English orchid enthusiast.
They differ 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.
External links
Media related to Miltoniopsis cultivars at Wikimedia Commons- Details of the Oncidium Alliance
- Article on the Oncidium Alliance Orchids
- Miltonia and Miltoniopsis – The Species
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