| Miltonia x binotii |
photo C. Solimbergo | |
| (natural hybrid between M. candida and M. regnellii ) | ||
| taxonomy | described by | Cogniaux, Celestin Alfred |
| published in | Gardners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette III, 22 : 393 1897 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Miltonia Blume 1837 | |
| metabolism | CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. | |
| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | forests of Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul) |
| altitude | 800 - 1400 m (2640 - 4620 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Barbacena (Minas Gerais, Brazil) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfa, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with very hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1100 m / 3630 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Barbacena this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 25 m' to 10 h 35 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 35 - 40 cm (14" - 16"), basal |
| nr flowers | 6 - 7 | |
| size | single flower 5.5 L 5.5 cm (2.4" L 2.4") - inflorescence 22 L 8 cm (8.8" L 3.2") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 60 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix |
