Maxillaria parviflora
| Purple tiger orchid | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Maxillaria |
| Species: | M. parviflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Maxillaria parviflora (Poepp. & Endl.) Garay
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Maxillaria parviflora, the purple tiger orchid, is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Florida, the West Indies and through Latin America from Mexico to Bolivia.[2][3]
Recent molecular studies have suggested that Maxillaria should be split into several genera, with this species included in the genus Camaridium.[2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Maxillaria parviflora (Poepp. & Endl.) Garay". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Flora of North America, v 26 p 645, Maxillaria parviflora (Poeppig & Endlicher) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 21: 258. 1967.
- ^ Blanco, M.A. et al. 2007. Generic realignments in Maxillarinae (Orchidaceae). Lankasteriana 7(3):515-537