Maxillaria elatior (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f. 1863 Photo courtesy of Eric Hunt, plant grown by Andy's Orchids.

Another Clone Photo courtesy of Nina Rach and Downs Matthews

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Common Name The Sturdy Maxillaria

Flower Size 2" [5 cm]

Found from Mexico to Costa Rica in evergreen forests on larger branches at elevations of 400 to 1500 meters as a medium sized, cool to warm growing epiphyte with an upright climbing growth habit carrying 2", ovate, smooth to rugose, laterally compressed pseudobulbs enveloped basally by several, distichous, imbricate, deciduous, conduplicate leaf-bearing sheaths carrying one or two, 8" [20 cm] long by 2" wide, glossy, petiolate foliage and 3-4 basal, as well as apical, short, single flowered inflorescence emerging from maturing growths over several months in the fall to spring with fragrant flowers.

Synonyms Camaridium xylobiichilum Kraenzl. 1920; *Dicrypta elatior Rchb. f. 1843; Maxillaria albertii Schltr. 1923; Maxillaria triangularis Lindl. 1845; Maxillariella elatior (Rchb. f.) M.A. Blanco & Carnevali 2007

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 49 No 3 1980 photo; Icones Planetarum Tropicarum plate 853 Dodson 1983 drawing ok; Icones Planetarum Tropicarum plate 1344 Atwood 1993 drawing fide; Icones Planetarum Tropicarum plate 1344a Atwood 1993 drawing ok; Fieldiana Biology, Flora Costa Ricensis Family # 39 Orchidaceae, subtribes Maxillariinae and Oncidiinae Atwood & Mora 1999; Orchids of Costa Rica Vol 4 Morales 2009 as Maxillariella elatior photo fide;

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