Maxillaria tenuifolia
Object Details
- Description
- This Central American orchid species takes its Latin name from its small, thin leaves, and its common name from its coconut-scented flowers.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- January to August; peaks in May
- Pollination Syndrome
- Bee (Meliponine bee)
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2009-1607B
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Erect to suberect inflorescence is up to 2" (5 cm) long with a single, heavy-textured, red flower with a white lip. Flower is 1.5-2" (4-5 cm) across.
- Fragrance
- Coconut
- Plant Size
- 10-18" x 3-5" (25-46 x 8-13 cm)
- Range
- Mexico to C America
- Habitat
- Rainforests, tropical semi-deciduous forests, ravines in warm oak forests; 1970-4920ft (600-1500m)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Common Name
- The Coconut Orchid
- The Delicate Leafed Maxillaria
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Maxillaria
- Species
- tenuifolia
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2009-1607B
