Miltonia phymatochila
Object Details
- Description
- This is a short, medium sized orchid with a spicy scent.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- April to October; peaks in May
- Pollination Syndrome
- Bee (likely)
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant of known (indirect) wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2015-2035A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Pendant inflorescence is 3-6' (90-180 cm) long with many green flowers spotted in brown with a white lip. Flowers are 2" (5 cm) across.
- Fragrance
- Spicy
- Range
- E Brazil
- Habitat
- Mountain forests; 2130-4265ft (650-1300m)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- Pad-like Lip Miltonia
- Pad-like Lip Oncidium
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Miltonia
- Species
- phymatochila
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2015-2035A
