Maxillaria violaceopunctata Rchb.f.

  • Authority

    Schweinfurth, Charles. 1967. Orchidaceae of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 14: 69-214.

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Maxillaria violaceopunctata Rchb.f.

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - BRAZIL. Amazonas: Taracua, Alto Rio Negro, flower dark yellow, blooming in April, G. Hübner 175. COLOMBIA. Vaupes: Cerro de Mitú, near Rfo Vaupes, about 120 m alt., on sandstone in warm rain forest, flowers yellowish, lip with maroon bars, August 18, 1960, L. A. Garay 122. SURINAM. Saramacca River, White Rock Rapids between Grasi Falls and Pasoegronoe, epiphyte, June 28, 1944, B. Maguire 24010. VENEZUELA. Bolivar: Upper Rio Pardgua (F. Cardona) G. C. K. Dunsterville 451. BRITISH GUIANA (type) and PERU.

  • Distribution

    BRAZIL. Amazonas: Taracua, Alto Rio Negro, flower dark yellow, blooming in April, G. Hübner 175. COLOMBIA. Vaupes: Cerro de Mitú, near Rfo Vaupes, about 120 m alt., on sandstone in warm rain forest, flowers yellowish, lip with maroon bars, August 18, 1960, L. A. Garay 122. SURINAM. Saramacca River, White Rock Rapids between Grasi Falls and Pasoegronoe, epiphyte, June 28, 1944, B. Maguire 24010. VENEZUELA. Bolivar: Upper Rio Pardgua (F. Cardona) G. C. K. Dunsterville 451. BRITISH GUIANA (type)

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