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Maxillaria petiolaris

Hylaeorchis

Also called Tiger Orchid, Tiger Orchids

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Epiphyte

About

Maxillaria petiolaris, synonym Hylaeorchis petiolaris, is a species of epiphytic orchids native to northwestern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, northern Brazil). When placed in the genus Hylaeorchis, it was the only species.

Other Maxillaria plants

Maxillaria echinophyta · Maxillaria uncata · Maxillaria amplifoliata · Maxillaria crassifolia · Maxillaria aureoglobula · Maxillaria carolii · Cowl Carrying Maxillaria · Crowded Tiger Orchid · Maxillaria desvauxiana · Maxillaria egertoniana · Maxillaria elluziae · Maxillaria humilis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Maxillaria petiolaris by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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