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Maxillaria speciosa, Orchidaceae Photographed near Montezuma Rain Forest lodge on the road up the mountain at around 2,500 m altitude. This is a cloud forest habitat where it is wet buoyant and cool. Plants can grow into large clumps, carrying 30-40 spidery flowers that have a pleasant fragrance, similar to frangipani.<br /> <br /> See also<br /> <a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/13930/maxillaria_speciosa_maxillaria_speciosa.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/13930/maxillaria_speciosa_maxillaria_speciosa.html</a><br /> Colombia,Fall,Geotagged,Maxillaria speciosa,Montezuma Rainforest Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Maxillaria speciosa, Orchidaceae

Photographed near Montezuma Rain Forest lodge on the road up the mountain at around 2,500 m altitude. This is a cloud forest habitat where it is wet buoyant and cool. Plants can grow into large clumps, carrying 30-40 spidery flowers that have a pleasant fragrance, similar to frangipani.

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  1. View Yael Orgad's profile
    Yael Orgad
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    lovely! Posted 6 years ago
  2. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    That's wild! Posted 6 years ago
  3. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Nice, Montezuma is awesome! Here's a tag with some more shots from there, feel free to reuse the tag on your posts from Montezuma:

    333Montezuma     Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago

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The Maxillaria speciosa

Maxillaria speciosa is an orchid found in Colombia and Ecuador at elevations of 1500 to 2300 meters.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions
Species identified by Gary Yong Gee
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By Gary Yong Gee

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Uploaded Jan 29, 2019. Captured Nov 5, 2018 10:35 in Condoto, Chocó, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 10/1250s
  • ISO500
  • 75mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.

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