Kalmar "genus Miltonia" tana nufin rukuni na orchids waɗanda ke siffanta su da kyan gani, furanni masu kamshi da pseudobulbs (nau'in tushe mai adana ruwa da abinci). Halin Miltonia wani yanki ne na dangin Orchidaceae kuma yana ƙunshe da nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan da suka fito daga yankuna masu zafi na Tsakiya da Kudancin Amurka. Sunan "Miltonia" yana girmama ɗan ƙasar Ingila Charles Wentworth Dilke, wanda kuma aka fi sani da sunan alkalami "Milton".