Maxillaria haemathodes (Ruiz & Pav.) Garay 1962

Side View of flower Photos by Rebecca Repasky and the Atrium Biodiversity Information System Website

Common Name The Haemanthus-Like Maxillaria [A flower in the Amaryllaceaea

Flower Size 3/8" [1 cm]

Found in Peru at elevations around 2100 to 3500 meters as a medium sized cold growing terrestrial that blooms in the fall

Synonyms *Fernandezia haemathodes Ruiz & Pav. 1798; Maxillaria crassicaulis C.Schweinf. 1945; Maxillaria weberbauerianum (Kraenzl.) Kraenzl. 1921; Ornithidium haemathodes (Garay) M.A.Blanco & Ojeda 2007; Ornithidium weberbauerianum Kraenzl. 1905; Pachyphyllum haematodes (Ruiz & Pav.) Schltr. 1921;

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

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