Maxillaria rufescens

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 Lindl.
Synonyms
Maxillaria fuscata Lindl. Maxillaria rugosa Scheidw. Maxillaria articulata Klotzsch Maxillaria vanillodora A.Rich. ex Rchb.f. Maxillaria abelei Schltr. Mormolyca rufescens (Lindl.) M.A.Blanco

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 11⁄4 inches (3 to 4 centimeters).[2]

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.