| Maxillaria sophronitis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Maxillaria |
| Species: | M. sophronitis |
| Binomial name | |
| Maxillaria sophronitis | |
| Synonyms | |
Maxillaria sophronitis, the sophronitis-like maxillaria, is a species of orchid found in Venezuela and northeastern Colombia. [1]
Maxillaria, abbreviated as Max in the horticultural trade, is a large genus of orchids. This is a diverse genus, with very different morphological forms. Their characteristics can vary widely. They are commonly called spider orchids, flame orchids or tiger orchids. Their scientific name is derived from the Latin word maxilla, meaning jawbone, reflecting on the column and the base of the lip of some species, that may evoke a protruding jaw.
× Sophrolaeliocattleya is a nothogenus of artificial intergeneric orchid hybrids. It is abbreviated as Slc. in the horticultural trade. As of 2008, × Sophrolaeliocattleya is defunct, with the genus Sophronitis having been merged into Cattleya.
Maxillaria densa, the crowded maxillaria, is a species of orchid ranging from Mexico south to Nicaragua.
Maxillaria notylioglossa, the Notylia-like Lip Maxillaria, is a species of orchid native to tropical South America.
Maxillaria uncata, the hook-shaped maxillaria, is a species of orchid ranging from southern Mexico to southern Brazil.
Maxillaria variabilis, the variable maxillaria, is a species of orchid ranging from Mexico to Panama, and probably Guyana.
Isabelia is an orchid genus formed by three tiny species and one natural hybrid, spread from the Northeast of Brazil to Argentina, which are closely related to the genus Constantia. During more than a century Isabelia was a genus formed by just one species, however, around 1968, it was merged with genus Neolauchea, also unispecific. In 2001, a third genus was added to it, Sophronitella.
Cattleya cernua, commonly known as the nodding sophronitis, is a species of orchid occurring from Brazil to northeastern Argentina. It was the type species of the genus Sophronitis until the genus was made synonymous with Cattleya. Twenty plants of C. cernua have received a total of 22 AOS awards. The described flowers range from 1.9 cm to 3.2 cm horizontal spread and from 2.0 cm to 3.0 cm vertical spread.
Cattleya coccinea, also known as Sophronitis coccinea or Sophronitis grandiflora, is a species of orchid occurring in Atlantic Forest habitats, from southeastern Brazil to Argentina (Misiones).
Cattleya longipes, commonly known as the long-column sophronitis, is a species of orchid endemic to southeastern Brazil.
Cattleya perrinii, commonly known as the Perrin's sophronitis, is a species of orchid endemic to southeastern Brazil.
Cattleya pumila, commonly known as the dwarf sophronitis, is a species of orchid endemic to southeastern and southern Brazil.
Epidendrum sophronitisLinden & Rchb.f. (1857) is a small Epidendrum orchid that bears a superficial resemblance to a Sophronitis, as the generic epithet was used prior to the year 2000.
Maxillariinae is an orchid subtribe in the tribe Cymbidieae. It was formerly treated as the tribe Maxillarieae, and divided into a number of subtribes.
Gymnopusin is a phenanthrenediol produced by the orchid Bulbophyllum gymnopus. It is also found in Bulbophyllum reptans and Maxillaria densa.
Nudol is a phenanthrenoid of the orchids Eulophia nuda, Eria carinata, Eria stricta and Maxillaria densa.
Heterotaxis sessilis is an epiphytic orchid widespread across the West Indies, Central America, southern Mexico, Florida and northern South America. Hidden orchid is a common name.
Camaridium vestitum, called purple tiger orchid, is a species of epiphytic orchids native to Florida, the West Indies and through Latin America from Mexico to Bolivia.
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