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Life Form:

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics:

Inflorescence is 1.6-2" long with single flowers that open successively. Flowers are 2" across.

Fragrance:

Fragrant; anything from coconut to moth balls to unpleasant

Range:

Mexico (Chiapas) to NW Colombia

Habitat:

Wet forests; 700-1150m

Topic:

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Common Name:

The Foul Smelling Heterotaxis

The Foul Smelling Maxillaria

Group:

[vascular plants]

Class:

Equisetopsida

Subclass:

Magnoliidae

Superorder:

Lilianae

Order:

Asparagales

Family:

Orchidaceae

Subfamily:

Epidendroideae

Genus:

Maxillaria

Species:

maleolens

Accession Number:

2014-0928B

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection

Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax7ed5f6f48-7769-474f-9bfa-e201f5c45cd2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:ofeo-sg_2014-0928B