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Orchidaceae

Maxillaria lepidota Lindl.

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Maxillaria

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Maxillaria lepidota: Native from Venezuela to Peru. This specimen at the Botanical Gardens in Quito is less yellow than most.
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

  • Maxillaria lepidota var. albida Rchb.f.
  • Maxillaria pertusa Rchb.f.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.