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Maxillaria lehmannii

Max lehmannii

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Maxillarieae
SubTribe: Maxillariinae
Genus: Maxillaria
Species: Max. lehmannii
Alliance:
Binomial name
Maxillaria lehmannii
Rchb.f 1886


Maxillaria lehmannii is a species in the Maxillaria genus.

Description[]

Plant blooms in spring to summer with 12 cm a single flower. Flowers differ from Maxillaria grandiflora by having very large flowers with rigid floral segments

Distribution[]

Plant is found in the wet montane forest of Western Ecuador.

Culture[]

Plant can be grown in a fine bark medium, full sphagnum moss, or mounted on treefern or cork. Grow in 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: Lehmann's Maxillaria

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