| Miltonia regnellii | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Reichenbach, Heinrich Gustav |
| published in | Linnaea 22 : 851 1849 | |
| 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 cooler montains of Brazil (São Paulo, Iguape Morro, Rio de Janeiro, Paranà Morretes, |
| Boa Vista, Porto de Cima, Gebiet, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul) | ||
| altitude | 300 - 800 m (990 - 2640 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Jaboticabal (São Paulo, Brazil) |
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 550 m / 1815 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Jaboticabal 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 | 70 - 95 cm (28" - 38"), basal |
| nr flowers | 6 - 8 | |
| size | single flower 6 L 6 cm (2,4" L 2.4") - inflorescence 30 L 12 cm (12" L 4.8") | |
| duration | inflorescence length, ≈ 40 - 60 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 - 60 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
