:Miltoniopsis

{{Short description|Genus of orchids}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Miltoniopsis phalaenopsis 'Golden Gate'.jpg

| image_caption = Miltoniopsis phalaenopsis

| display_parents = 3

| taxon = Miltoniopsis

| authority = God.-Leb.

| type_species = Miltoniopsis vexillaria

| type_species_authority = (Rchb.f.) Godefroy-Lebeuf.

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = * Miltoniopsis bismarckii

}}

Miltoniopsis, abbreviated Mps. in horticultural trade,{{cite web|url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/plant-registration-forms/orchid-name-abbreviations-list.pdf|title=Alphabetical list of standard abbreviations of all generic names occurring in current use in orchid hybrid registration as at 31st December 2007|publisher=Royal Horticultural Society}} is a genus of orchids native to Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.{{Cite web|url=http://www.aos.org/orchids/orchids-a-to-z/letter-m/miltoniopsis.aspx|title=Miltoniopsis|website=www.aos.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-15}} This genus comprises 5 species.{{Cite web|url=http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Miltoniopsis|title=Miltoniopsis — The Plant List|website=www.theplantlist.org|language=en|access-date=2017-05-15}} Miltoniopsis's common name is Pansy Orchid.

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.{{Cite web|url=http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~tomnz/oncframe/mm1.htm|title=Phil's Orchid Site - Genus review - ONCIDIUM BARBATA SECTION|website=homepages.ihug.co.nz|access-date=2017-05-15}}

Species

class="wikitable"
ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
120pxMiltoniopsis bismarckii {{small|Dodson & D.E. Benn.}}Ecuador and Peru600–1800 meters
120pxMiltoniopsis phalaenopsis {{small|(Linden & Rchb. f.) Garay & Dunst.}}Colombia (Cundinamarca and Norte de Santander)1200–1500 meters
120pxMiltoniopsis roezlii {{small|(Rchb. f.) God.-Leb.}}Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Panama200–1000 meters
120pxMiltoniopsis vexillaria {{small| [Rchb.f] Garay & Dunsterville}}Colombia (Antioquia, Risaralda, and Valle de Cauca) and northern Ecuador1000–2200 meters
120pxMiltoniopsis warscewiczii {{small|(Rchb. f.) Garay & Dunst.}}Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia (Choco and Antioquia )1000–2000 meters

References

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Further reading

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