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Flasks of
Miltoniopsis vexillaria 'MC124' × self |
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| Number: |
TN1198 |
| Name: |
Miltoniopsis vexillaria 'MC124' × self
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| Type: |
self (What's that?) |
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Seed Donor: |
Dale Borders
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Pod Parent Flowers |
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F)
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of
Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.
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About the name...
| Etymology of |
Miltoniopsis |
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From Greek "opsis" appearance; in reference to the similarity of this to the genus Miltonia.
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
| Etymology of |
vexillaria |
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From Latin "vexillarius" flag-carrying.
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
| Pronunciation of |
Miltoniopsis |
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mil-tone-ee-OP-sis
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker
The following information is based on the name of the plant provided by the donor, and assumes that the name is correct. If the plant has been misidentified, then the following information may not be correct.
This text is copyrighted by the Bakers and may not be reproduced without permission.
ORIGIN/HABITAT: Colombia and Ecuador. Originally discovered in Colombia,
Miltoniopsis vexillaria is found in isolated patches in the central
mountain region and on the western slopes of the Cordillera Occidental
from the province of Antioquia southward into Ecuador. Plants usually grow
on the margins of very wet mountain forests at 4250-7050 ft. (1300-2150
m). Although found in many Colombian locations, Miltoniopsis. vexillaria
occurs in moderate numbers in the cool mountains of Antioquia and Caldas.
Veitch (1887-1894), included the following description of the habitat of
Miltonia vexillaria. It was given by Herr F. C. Lehmann, the German Consul
to Colombia at the time. Lehmann reported that, "With one exception, the
variety albicans which occurs at 4000-5000 feet along the river Cuaiquer,
the lower and higher limits of Miltonia vexillaria are almost everywhere
about 4750 and 6500 feet above sea-level." He went on to report that,
"Miltonia vexillaria is found isolated in places influenced by local
climatic conditions, being most abundant at its medium altitude; it always
occurs on the borders of the denser mountain forests which have below them
either open or park-like stretches covered with low bushes or coarse
savanna grass, and above, the extremely humid and almost impenetrable and
luxuriant forests that cover the Cordilleras at that altitude. The
characteristic hygrometric peculiarity of the whole region over which
Miltonia vexillaria is spread is that it is constant nearly throughout the
year; even in what is called the dry season the air is only relatively
less humid. The daily changes in the weather may be thus summarized: -
During the dry season the day breaks clear, but soon after sunrise a thick
mist settles over the forest till about 10 a.m.; it then ascends higher,
and the rays of the sun begin with difficulty to penetrate it; the air is
then filled with a bluish mist that shuts out the distant view. A light
shower of rain falls in the afternoon about 2 o'clock, which often
continues till evening, when it gives place to a thick mist. During the
rains there is generally a light wind blowing towards the mountains from
the lower river valleys. In the rainy season the circumstances are nearly
the same, except that the rain is more copious, the drops heavier, and the
showers of longer duration."
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