Miltonia candida

Snow-white Miltonia

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Cymbidieae
Subtribe:	Oncidiinae
Alliance:	Oncidium
Genus:	Miltonia
Species:	M. candida
Binomial name
*Miltonia candida* Lindl.
Synonyms
Oncidium candidum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. Anneliesia candida (Lindl.) Brieger & Lückel Miltonia candida var. flavescens Hook. Miltonia candida var. purpureoviolacea Cogn. Anneliesia candida var. purpureoviolacea (Cogn.) Brieger & Lückel

Miltonia candida, the Snow-white Miltonia, is a species of orchid endemic to southeastern Brazil.

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