Maxillaria parviflora

Purple tiger orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Maxillaria
Species:	M. parviflora
Binomial name
	Maxillaria parviflora; (Poepp. & Endl.) Garay
Synonyms
	Camaridium micranthumM.A.Blanco; Camaridium purpureumSpreng.; Camaridium purpureum var. parviflorum(Poepp. & Endl.) Hoehne; Camaridium vestitum(Sw.) Lindl.; Chelyella purpureaSzlach. & Sitko; Cymbidium vestitum(Sw.) Sw.; Epidendrum vestitumSw.; Maxillaria conferta(Griseb.) C.Schweinf. ex León; Maxillaria exiguaRegel; Maxillaria purpurea(Spreng.) Ames & Correll 1943, illegitimate homonym not (Wight) Beer 1854; Maxillaria purpurea var. parviflora(Poepp. & Endl.) C.Schweinf.; Maxillaria simulans(Ames & C.Schweinf.) L.O.Williams; Maxillaria vestita(Sw.) A.Lemée; Ornithidium chloroleucumBarb.Rodr.; Ornithidium confertumGriseb.; Ornithidium parviflorum(Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb.f.; Ornithidium rhomboglossumSchltr.; Ornithidium simulansAmes & C.Schweinf.; Ornithidium vestitum(Sw.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers; Ornithidium virescensSchltr.; Pseudomaxillaria chloroleuca(Barb.Rodr.) Hoehne; Pseudomaxillaria conferta(Griseb.) Szlach. & Sitko; Pseudomaxillaria parviflora(Poepp. & Endl.) Brieger; Pseudomaxillaria exigua(Regel) Szlach. & Sitko; Pseudomaxillaria rhomboglossa(Schltr.) Brieger; Pseudomaxillaria vestita(Sw.) Brieger; Pseudomaxillaria virescens(Schltr.) Brieger; Scaphyglottis parvifloraPoepp. & Endl.;

Last updated August 06, 2025

Maxillaria parviflora, the purple tiger orchid, is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Florida, the West Indies and through Latin America from Mexico to Bolivia.^[2]^[3]

Recent molecular studies have suggested that Maxillaria should be split into several genera, with this species included in the genus Camaridium.^[2]^[4]

References

↑ "Maxillaria parviflora (Poepp. & Endl.) Garay". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 4 August 2023.
1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
↑ Flora of North America, v 26 p 645, Maxillaria parviflora (Poeppig & Endlicher) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 21: 258. 1967.
↑ Blanco, M.A. et al. 2007. Generic realignments in Maxillarinae (Orchidaceae). Lankasteriana 7(3):515-537

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[1] "Maxillaria parviflora (Poepp. & Endl.) Garay". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 4 August 2023.

[jan-2] 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[3] Flora of North America, v 26 p 645, Maxillaria parviflora (Poeppig & Endlicher) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 21: 258. 1967.

[4] Blanco, M.A. et al. 2007. Generic realignments in Maxillarinae (Orchidaceae). Lankasteriana 7(3):515-537

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Taxon identifiers
Maxillaria parviflora	Wikidata: Q19848432 AoFP: 1057 BOLD: 432636 CoL: 3YGRM FNA: 242101775 GBIF: 5318422 iNaturalist: 165205 IPNI: 155214-2 IRMNG: 11032811 ITIS: 565299 NatureServe: 2.144065 NCBI: 350324 Open Tree of Life: 849314 PLANTS: MAPA22 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:155214-2 Species+: 60336 Tropicos: 23507970 WFO: wfo-0000238723
Camaridium vestitum	Wikidata: Q15497225 CoL: 7RTRG EoL: 1138582 GBIF: 2826640 iNaturalist: 415350 IPNI: 621612-1 ITIS: 894820 NCBI: 1433438 Plant List: kew-33038 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:621612-1 Species+: 66794 Tropicos: 23518700 WFO: wfo-0000791819

Purple tiger orchid

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Maxillaria
Species:	M. parviflora
Binomial name
*Maxillaria parviflora* (Poepp. & Endl.) Garay
Synonyms ^[1]
Camaridium micranthumM.A.Blanco Camaridium purpureumSpreng. Camaridium purpureum var. parviflorum(Poepp. & Endl.) Hoehne Camaridium vestitum(Sw.) Lindl. Chelyella purpureaSzlach. & Sitko Cymbidium vestitum(Sw.) Sw. Epidendrum vestitumSw. Maxillaria conferta(Griseb.) C.Schweinf. ex León Maxillaria exiguaRegel Maxillaria purpurea(Spreng.) Ames & Correll 1943, illegitimate homonym not (Wight) Beer 1854 Maxillaria purpurea var. parviflora(Poepp. & Endl.) C.Schweinf. Maxillaria simulans(Ames & C.Schweinf.) L.O.Williams Maxillaria vestita(Sw.) A.Lemée Ornithidium chloroleucumBarb.Rodr. Ornithidium confertumGriseb. Ornithidium parviflorum(Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb.f. Ornithidium rhomboglossumSchltr. Ornithidium simulansAmes & C.Schweinf. Ornithidium vestitum(Sw.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers Ornithidium virescensSchltr. Pseudomaxillaria chloroleuca(Barb.Rodr.) Hoehne Pseudomaxillaria conferta(Griseb.) Szlach. & Sitko Pseudomaxillaria parviflora(Poepp. & Endl.) Brieger Pseudomaxillaria exigua(Regel) Szlach. & Sitko Pseudomaxillaria rhomboglossa(Schltr.) Brieger Pseudomaxillaria vestita(Sw.) Brieger Pseudomaxillaria virescens(Schltr.) Brieger Scaphyglottis parvifloraPoepp. & Endl.