Miltoniopsis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Miltoniopsis
Overview of species (5)

M. bismarckii – M. phalaenopsis – M. roezlii – M. vexillaria – M. warszewiczii
Name

Miltoniopsis God.-Leb., Orchidophile (Argenteuil) 9: 63 (1889)

Type species: Miltoniopsis vexillaria (Rchb.f.) God.-Leb., Orchidophile (Argenteuil) 9: 63 (1889)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama.
Northern South America
Venezuela.
Western South America
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References
Primary references

Godefroy-Lebeuf, A. 1889. L'Orchidophile 9: 63.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 300 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Miltoniopsis. Accessed: 2021 Jun 8.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Miltoniopsis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 8. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Miltoniopsis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 8. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Miltoniopsis. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 8. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Miltoniopsis. Published online. Accessed: 8 Jun 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Miltoniopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jun 8.

Vernacular names

Miltoniopsis, abbreviated Mltnps. in horticultural trade,[1] is a genus of orchids native to Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.[2] This genus comprises 5 species.[3] Miltoniopsis's common name is Pansy Orchid.[2]

Although the flowers are similar, Miltoniopsis differs 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.[4]

Species

Image	Name	Distribution	Elevation (m)
	Miltoniopsis bismarckii Dodson & D.E. Benn.	Ecuador and Peru	600–1800 meters
	Miltoniopsis phalaenopsis (Linden & Rchb. f.) Garay & Dunst.	Colombia (Cundinarca and Norte de Santander)	1200–1500 meters
	Miltoniopsis roezlii (Rchb. f.) God.-Leb.	Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Panama	200–1000 meters
	Miltoniopsis vexillaria [Rchb.f] Garay & Dunsterville	Colombia (Antioquia, Risaralda, and Valle de Cauca) and northern Ecuador	1000–2200 meters
	Miltoniopsis warscewiczii (Rchb. f.) Garay & Dunst.	Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia (Choco and Antioquia )	1000–2000 meters

References

"Alphabetical list of standard abbreviations of all generic names occurring in current use in orchid hybrid registration as at 31st December 2007" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society.
"Miltoniopsis". www.aos.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
"Miltoniopsis — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.

"Phil's Orchid Site - Genus review - ONCIDIUM BARBATA SECTION". homepages.ihug.co.nz. Retrieved 2017-05-15.

Further reading

Godefroy-Lebeuf, A. (1889) L'Orchidophile 9: 63.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 300 ff. Oxford University Press.