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Sophronitis milleri

Sophronitis milleri

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Sophronitis
Species: S. milleri
Alliance:
Binomial name
Sophronitis milleri
(Blumensch. ex Pabst) C. Berg & M.W. Chase 2000


Sophronitis milleri is a plant in the genus Sophronitis.

Description[]

Plant bloom from spring to summer with several 5 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plant is found growing in the iron outcroppings in Minas Gerais, Brazil at elevations of 800 to 1300 meters

Culture[]

Plants should be grown in medium fir bark with partial to full sun. Plant is a intermediate to warm growing orchid species. Water approximately once a week. Plant can also be mounted.

Naming[]

Common Name: Miller's Sophronitis

Synonyms[]

  1. Laelia milleri Blumen. 1960
  2. Hoffmannseggella milleri (Blumensch. ex Pabst) V.P.Castro & Chiron 2002
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