| Miltonia moreliana | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | Richard, Achille |
| published in | Portef. Hortic. 2 : 38 1848 | |
| 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 | cool mountains, along the coastline in Brazil ( Bahia, Espiritu Santo, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Reserva CVDR) |
| altitude | 140 - 190 m (462 - 647 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informazioni sul clima di Alagoinhas (Bahia, Brazil) |
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classificazione del clima di Köppen : Af, humid tropical climate of the rainforest |
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(without a winter season, more and abundant rainfall) |
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i dati della stazione metereologica (le temperature sono calcolate per una altitudine di 170 m / 560 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Alagoinhas this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 48 m' to 11 h 12 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 22 - 28 cm (8.8" - 11.2"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 10 L 9 cm (4" L 3.6") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 80 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
