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Orchid Species: Maxillaria acuminata
(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)
Maxillaria acuminata is an orchid species identified by Lindl. in G.Bentham in 1845.
ORIGIN: Found from Mexico south to Peru in wet montane rainforests at elevations of 450 to 2400 meters.
DESCRIPTION: Miniature sized, hot to cool growing epiphyte with an elongate, creeping rhizome enveloped by imbricating, non-foliaceous sheaths and carrying well spaced, ovate, flattened pseudobulbs enveloped basally by 2 to 3, distichous, imbricating foliaceous sheaths and carrying apically 2 narrowly oblong, membranaceous leaves that are obtuse apically and blooms on 2 to 5, basal, 3/5 [1.5 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence enveloped by distichous sheaths blooming at any time in situ.
FLOWER SIZE: 1 1/4 inch [2.85 cm]
-- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the
Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
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