Maxillaria picta

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Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
Photographed by: Hannele Lahti
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Object Details

Description

This medium sized orchid takes its species name – picta – from the Latin for painted, referring to the unusual spotting on the outside of its flower.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

Year round; peaks from November to December

Pollination Syndrome

Bee (Trigona spinipes)

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2017-0323B

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Lithophytic

Bloom Characteristics

Erect inflorescence is 6-12" (15-30 cm) long with a single yellow flower with white on the outside of the petals spotted in purple-red. Flower is 2" (5 cm) across, long-lasting, and do not open fully.

Fragrance

Sometimes

Plant Size

10-18" x 8-12" (25-46 x 20-30 cm)

Range

SE and S Brazil to Argentina (N Misiones)

Habitat

Tropical forests; 1640-3300ft (500-1000m)

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Common Name

Inside-Out Spotted Orchid

The Painted Maxillaria

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Maxillaria

Species

picta

Data Source

Smithsonian Gardens

Topic

Orchids

Living Collections

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ax714813677-fb60-4e8d-9a65-64eb1170cf23

Record ID

ofeo-sg_2017-0323B