Maxillaria calantha Schltr. 1921

Flower closeup

Side view of Flower Photo by Joseph Dougherty, ©

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Common Name The Beautiful Blooming Maxillaria

Found in Ecuador and Peru as a cool to cold growing epiphyte at elevations of 2000 to 2800 meters with ovoid, rugose pseudobulbs carrying a single, apical, elliptical-oblong leaf that blooms in the spring on a basal, erect to suberect, 6" [15 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Ecuadorian Orchids Vol 3 Dodson 2002;

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