| Miltonia x bluntii |
photo C. Solimbergo | |
| (natural hybrid between M. clowesi and M. spectabilis) | ||
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | The Gardners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette 2 : 489 1879 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Oncidiinae | |
| genus | Miltonia Blume 1837 | |
| metabolism |
C3 pathway, stomata of the leaves are open during the day. |
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(K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) |
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soluble mineral nutriens are effective both, foliar or on the roots. |
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| native of | origins | tropical mois forests of Brazil (Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Espiritu Santo, Pernambuco) |
| altitude | ≈ 800 m (2600 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Campo Alegre (São Paulo, Brazil) |
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Köppen climate classification : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 800 m / 2640 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Campo Alegre this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 29 m' to 10 h 31 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 26 - 30 cm (10.4" - 12"), basal |
| nr flowers | 4 - 6, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 6 L 6 cm (2.4" L 2.4") - inflorescence L cm | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 - 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
