Maxillaria rufescens

Maxillaria rufescens, the light fox-red maxillaria, is a species of orchid native to Trinidad and the Amazon Basin in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, The Guianas and Brazil.[1] The plant grows at elevations of 200 to 2000 meters, and grows up to 114 inches (3 to 4 centimeters).[2]

Maxillaria rufescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Maxillaria
Species:
M. rufescens
Binomial name
Maxillaria rufescens
Synonyms

References

  1. Pridgeon, Alec M. (1992). The Illustrated encyclopedia of orchids. Timber Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-88192-267-7.
  2. "IOSPE Photos.". The Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-09-29.


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