Miltonia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Miltonia

Overview of species (12)

M. altairiana – M. candida – M. clowesii – M. cuneata – M. flava – M. flavescens – M. kayasimae – M. moreliana – M. phymatochila – M. regnellii – M. russelliana – M. spectabilis

Nothospecies: (8)

M. × binotii – M. × bluntii – M. × cogniauxiae – M. × cyrtochiloides – M. × lamarckeana – M. × leucoglossa – M. × peetersiana – M. × rosina

Name

Miltonia Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 23: t. 1976 (1837)

Type species: Miltonia spectabilis Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 23: t. 1976 (1837)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
- Macrochilus Knowles & Westc., Fl. Cab. 1: 93 (1837)
- Gynizodon Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 40 (1838)
- Anneliesia Brieger & Lückel, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 34: 129 (1983)
- Phymatochilum Christenson, Richardiana 5: 195 (2005)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Venezuela. Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil South. Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Paraguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Lindley, J. 1837. Edward's Botanical Register, 23: t. 1976.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 296 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Miltonia. Accessed: 2022 Jun 23.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Miltonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 23. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Miltonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 23. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Miltonia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jun 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Miltonia. Published online. Accessed: 23 Jun 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Miltonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Jun 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Pansy orchids
magyar: árvácskaorchidea
перем коми: Мильтония
коми: Мильтония
lietuvių: Miltonija
кырык мары: Мильтони
پنجابی: ملٹونیا
русский: Мильтония
удмурт: Мильтония
中文: 堇花兰属, 丽堇兰属, 密尔顿兰属