Maxillaria alpestris Lindl.

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Maxillaria alpestris Lindl.

  • Collector(s)

    B. Peyton 1471, 11 Oct 1982

  • Location

    Peru. Cusco. Urubamba, Machu Picchu, on a slope .5 km north of the union of the Sayacmarca and Aobamba Rivers (plot #222).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04104239

    Occurrence ID: d0d37ce4-6ecb-4e82-b9d1-b56707dc9042

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Cusco

  • Locality

    Urubamba, Machu Picchu, on a slope .5 km north of the union of the Sayacmarca and Aobamba Rivers (plot #222)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2350 m. (7710 ft.)

  • Distribution

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Urubamba, Machu Picchu1, on a slope ,5km north of the union
of the Sayacmarca and Aobamba Rivers, (plot #222]
Orchid; grows on trees; white petals that are yellow Inside;
very segmented stalk with pseudobulbs arranged along it; leath-
ery stiff yellow green leeves.
B.Peyton, S.THney Peyton 1471	11 October 1982
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04104239
altitude 2350 m, aspect SW, slope 47%
Humid Low Mt. Subtropical Forestv on a mid slope.
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