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Maxillaria neglecta

Maxillaria neglecta

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Maxillarieae
SubTribe: Maxillariinae
Genus: Maxillaria
Species: Max. neglecta
Alliance:
Binomial name
Maxillaria neglecta
(Schltr.) L.O.Williams 1942


Maxillaria neglecta is a species in the Maxillaria genus.

Description[]

Plant blooms from fall to winter with many 1 cm wide flowers.

Distribution[]

Plant is found in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama at 0 to 900 meters

Culture[]

Plant can be grown in a fine bark medium, full sphagnum moss, or mounted on treefern or cork. Grow in warm 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: The Neglected Maxillaria

Synonyms[]

  1. *Ornithidium neglectum Schltr. 1923
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