Maxillaria macleei Bateman ex Lindl. 1840 Photo by © The Lista de Orquideas Mexicana Website

Part shade HotWarm FallWinter

Common Name Maclee's Maxillaria

Flower Size

Found in Tabasco and Chiapas states of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama as a hot to warm growing epiphyte that blooms in the fall through winter.

Although very similar to M uncata this one differs in the column and in the height and shape of the callus on the lip. Synonyms Christensonella macleei (Bateman ex Lindl.) Solano 2011

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Algunas Orquideas de Mexico Tomo 1 Suarez 2013 photo fide

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