Details of genus: Miltonia [1617]
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Family: Orchidaceae
family_ja: ラン
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distribution_en:
description_en: Genus of about 15 species of evergreen, epiphytic orchids (which at one time included species now in Miltoniopsis), occurring mainly in warm, moist forests in Brazil. They produce ovoid to cylindrical, compressed pseudobulbs, each with 2 linear, oblong, oblong-linear, or oblong-lance-shaped, apical, usually mid-green leaves. Often star-shaped, sometimes fragrant flowers are produced in usually erect racemes from the bases of the pseudobulbs, at various times of the year.
hardiness_en: Frost tender.
cultivation_en:
propagation_en: Divide when the plant fills the pot and "flows" over the sides.
pests_en: Prone to aphids, red spider mites, and mealybugs.
description_ja:
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comment_ja: ミルトニア
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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56
family:
| System | Accepted? | Scientific name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| APG4 | Orchidaceae | ラン科 | Show | |||
| PB2 | Orchidaceae | ラン科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Orchidaceae | ラン科 | Show |