| Miltonia clowesii | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Lindley, John |
| published in | Sertum Orchidaceum t . 34 1840 | |
| 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 | Brazil (São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Mt. Organ, Espirito Santo, Sem, Minas Gerais) |
| altitude | ≈ 800 m (2640 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informazioni sul clima di Petropolis (Mt. Organ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) |
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classificazione del clima di Köppen : Cfb, humid subtropical climate in all seasons, with hot summers |
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i dati della stazione metereologica (le temperature sono calcolate per una altitudine di 800 m / 2640 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Petrpolis this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 30 m' to 10 h 30 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 35 cm (14"), basal |
| nr flowers | 3 - 5 | |
| size | single flower 7 L 6 cm (2.8" L 2.4") - inflorescence 16 L 8 cm (4.8" L 3.6") | |
| duration | the inflorescence, ≈ 40 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
