Maxillaria rufescens
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Maxillaria |
Species: | M. rufescens
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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]
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- ^ Pridgeon, Alec M. (1992). The Illustrated encyclopedia of orchids. Timber Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-88192-267-7.
- ^ "IOSPE Photos.". The Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-09-29.