Maxillaria subrepens
| Maxillaria subrepens | |
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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. subrepens
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| Binomial name | |
| Maxillaria subrepens (Rolfe) Schuit. & M.W.Chase
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Maxillaria subrepens is an orchid found in tropical South America.[1]
Description
[edit]Maxillaria subrepens is 15–18 cm (5.9–7.1 in) tall with fluted pseudobulbs and a narrow leaf that curves over at the tip. The flowering stem is slightly taller than the leaves, bearing a striped yellow-brown flower 1.7 cm (0.67 in) wide. The long sepals form a tubular flower that opens at the end. The reddish eyespots of the small petals are located within the tube. These eyespots attract male bees to perform pseudocopulation with the orchid's blossom. The petals are ovoid and taper at the tip, and are similar in hue to the sepals. The lip and column are hidden within the tube.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Maxillaria subrepens (Rolfe) Schuit. & M.W.Chase". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ Rebecca Tyson Northen (1996). Miniature Orchids and How to Grow Them (illustrated, reprint ed.). Courier Corporation. p. 173. ISBN 9780486289205. (As Trigonidium acuminatum.)