20122678 from Toronto CHM



Maxillaria melina Lindl., Orchid. Linden.: 20 (1846).

This name is accepted.

Distribution:     N. South America to Ecuador



Seventeen
flowers and eight buds on 25 inflorescences and 10 developing
inflorescences indicating a staggered bloom period, borne on a  45cm
wide plant in a 12 cm plastic pot; pseudobulbs squat, tightly clustered,
3cm high by 1.5cm wide, laterally compressed; leaves acute, oblong
linear up to 4cm wide by 20 cm long, petiole conduplicate to 8cm, formed
canopy over erect inflorescences up to 7.5 cm tall; flowers white;
sepals and petals distal half overlaid dusky mauve on interior and
exterior; lip farinose, blushed light mauve distally; substance firm;
texture matte; flowers emit sharp unpleasant order in close proximity;
recognized for attractive colouration and floriferousness.



The
clonal name given here was quite appropriate "Back-off Dirty Socks"  it
had a very sharp rancid unpleasant odour, but only when you got close
to the flowers - it was really unnoticeable with the plant just sitting
at the table.