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Maxillaria-aurea-2023-03-15 *SITF confirms this plant is Maxillaria aurea (Mar 2023).

This plant is an excellent match to the description of Maxillaria aurea in Eric Christenson's unfinished Monograph on Maxillaria; matches the photo of M. aurea in Kew's Plants of the World On-line (POWO); key characteristics include the narrow and acute leaves. A major defining difference between this species and M. cordyline (Aka M. gigantea), a species often confused with M. aurea, is the apices of the petals, which are clawed in M. aurea (as described in the IOSPE). Note: No lectotype was selected, although there appears to be two of the type collection that may be different species in Eric's book.

Posted on March 15, 2023
















Judging Center: Cincinnati

Award Number: 20232701

Award Date: January 08, 2023

Awarded As: Maxillaria aurea

Inflorescence > Ovary Length: 2.8 cm

Maxillaria

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