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Maxillaria uncata

Botanic Family

Orchidaceae

Author

Lindley

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• French Guiana
• Guyana
• Peru
• Suriname
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Montane rain forest
• floodplain forest

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Epiphytic or lithophytic scandent orchid with leaves to 45mm x 4mm. Solitary flowers pink & white with maroon lines to 16mm long with bracts to 6mm long, dorsal sepals 10mm x 3.5mm, lateral sepals 14mm x 7mm, petals 10mm x 3mm, lip 15mm x 5mm, column 5mm long. Fruit 14mm x 3.5mm.

Further References

• Kew
• IOSPE
• SAFIO
• Phytotaxa