Orchidaceae
Flame orchid
Maxillaria coccinea
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Maxillaria
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Flame orchid
Synonyms
- Camaridium coccineum (Jacq.) Hoehne
- Cymbidium coccineum (Jacq.) Sw.
- Epidendrum coccineum Jacq.
- Ornithidium acaule Hoffmanns.
- Ornithidium coccineum (Jacq.) Salisb. ex R.Br.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.