Maxillaria cucullata

Cowl-carrying Maxillaria
1840 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Maxillarieae
Subtribe: Maxillariinae
Genus: Maxillaria
Species: M. cucullata
Binomial name
Maxillaria cucullata
Lindl.
Synonyms

Maxillaria cucullata, the Cowl-carrying Maxillaria, is a species of orchid ranging from Mexico southward into Panama.[2]

References

  1. Miss Drake (1803-1857) del. , G. Barclay sc. - Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 26 (NS 3) plate 12 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/241402)
  2. Pridgeon, Alec M. (1992). The Illustrated encyclopedia of orchids. Timber Press. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-88192-267-7.
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