Maxillaria acervata

Maxillaria acervata

Maxillaria acervata is an orchid in the Maxillaria genus. It is found in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama in primary montane and premontane evergreen forests at elevations of 500 to 2000 meters.
Maxillaria acervata Taken at Lankester Botanical Garden, Cartago, Costa Rica. Costa Rica,Geotagged,Maxillaria acervata,Summer

Appearance

It is a small to just medium sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with a branching rhizome giving rise to ovoid, compressed pseudobulbs enveloped by basal sheaths when young and carrying [1] to 2 apical , oblong-lanceolate, obtusely to unequally bilobate leaves the blooms in the fall through spring on an axillary, .4" [1 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence arising on a newly emerging leafy growth and with the ovary and pedicel enveloped by a subtending bract. Flower size 1" [2.5 cm].

Naming

Synonyms
Maxillaria foliosa Ames & C. Schweinf. 1925
Maxillariella acervata (Rchb. f.) M.A. Blanco & Carnevali 2007

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusMaxillaria
SpeciesMaxillaria acervata
Photographed in
Costa Rica