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Coconut orchid

Maxillaria tenuifolia Lindl.

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Maxillaria

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Coconut orchid: Distribution: Mexico to Central America (79 MXC MXG MXS MXT 80 BLZ COS ELS GUA HON NIC) Lifeform: Pseudobulb epiphyte Homotypic synonyms Maxillariella tenuifoli
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)
Cantonese
咖啡蘭
Chinese
咖啡蘭, 小颚唇兰
English
Coconut orchid, Delicate-leafed maxillariella
Japanese
マキシラリア・テヌイフォリア

Synonyms

  • Maxillaria gracilifolia Kraenzl.
  • Maxillariella tenuifolia (Lindl.) M.A.Blanco & Carnevali

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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). About our plant data.