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Maxillaria fletcheriana

Max fletcheriana

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Maxillarieae
SubTribe: Maxillariinae
Genus: Maxillaria
Species: Max. fletcheriana
Alliance:
Binomial name
Maxillaria fletcheriana
Rolfe 1913


Maxillaria fletcheriana is a species in the Maxillaria genus.

Description[]

Plant blooms at any time of the year with 8cm flowers.

Distribution[]

Plant is found in wet motane forest in Eastern Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia at elevations of 500 to 2800 meters

Culture[]

Plant can be grown in a fine bark medium, full sphagnum moss, or mounted on treefern or cork. Grow in cool to intermediate conditions with medium amounts of light. Water regularly and keep mix moist but not wet. Plant require semi-dry rest through the winter month.

Naming[]

Common Name: Fletcher's Maxillaria

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