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