Maxillaria rubioi Dodson 1994 sect. Arachnites Christenson 2013
Lip Detail Photos by © Mark Whitten
Another Flower? Photo by Patricia Harding.
Another Flower closer ? Photo by Danny Lentz plant grown by the Atlanta Botanical Garden
Common Name Rubio's Maxillaria [Ecuadorian Collector current]
Flower Size 1.2" [3 cm]
Found in Colombia and Ecuador at elevations of 630 to 720 meters as a small to medium sized, warm growing epiphyte that blooms in the winter.
The first 3 photos are certainly correct but the last three are very suspect and should be used with caution.
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Ecuadorian Orchids Vol 3 Dodson 2002 drawing/photo fide;
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