Maxillaria-cucullata-2023-09-29 *SITF confirms this plant is Maxillaria cucullata (Dec 2023).
Posted on September 29, 2023
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The form of this flower is a good fit to Maxillaria cucullata. The Feb-Mar 2018 Australian Orchid Review article on Maxillaria by David Banks shows photos of this species which match this plant. The article states M. cucullata is a highly variable species with a degree of darker markings ranging from fine pepper spotting to larger spots. The lip can vary from tan to dark brown to almost black. These flowers had dark spots on the sepals and petals with a dark brown lip. Flower size can vary from 4 to 9 cm; this flower measured 4.5 cm N.S. This plant has large, cupped bracts slightly longer than the ovaries and which partially cover the basal portion of the flower which fits the description of M. cucullata in Eric Christenson's Unfinished Monograph on Maxillaria; however, Christenson also stated that the species had no markings on the flowers.
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