Maxillaria palmifolia

Maxillaria palmifolia

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Maxillarieae
Subtribe:	Maxillariinae
Genus:	Maxillaria
Species:	M. palmifolia
Binomial name
*Maxillaria palmifolia* (Sw.) Lindl.
Synonyms
Epidendrum palmifolium Sw. (basionym) Dendrobium palmifolium (Sw.) Sw. Colax palmifolius (Sw.) Lindl. ex Spreng. Maxillaria decolor Lindl. Pentulops discolor Raf. Xylobium decolor (Lindl.) G.Nicholson Xylobium palmifolium (Sw.) Fawc.

Maxillaria palmifolia is a species of orchid that ranges from the Caribbean to Guyana.

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