Maxillaria rufescens

Light Fox-red Maxillaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Maxillarieae
Subtribe:	Maxillariinae
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 eleveations of 200 to 2000 meters, and grows up to 1¹⁄₄ inches (3 to 4 centimeters).^[2]

References

↑ 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.

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