Hidden Orchid

''Heterotaxis sessilis'' is an epiphytic orchid widespread across the West Indies (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Trinidad), Central America (all 7 countries), southern Mexico (Chiapas, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo), Florida and northern South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, northern Brazil, Venezuela, the Guianas). Hidden orchid is a common name.

The species was long called by the synonym ''Maxillaria crassifolia'' but recent molecular studies have indicated that ''Maxillaria'' should be split into several genera.