Maxillaria porrecta (Tiger Orchid)

Maxillaria porrecta (Tiger Orchid) orange flower close up against long narrow green leaves

Botanical names: Maxillaria porrecta, Maxillaria brunnea

Common names: Tiger Orchid, Extended Maxillaria

Family: Orchidaceae

Origin: Central America, Southern America

Small plant 2-5 ftSemi-shadeEpiphyte plantYellow, orange flowers

Found from Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil and Venezuela in rain and cloud forests as a variable sized epiphyte that occurs at elevations of 200 to 2100 meters.

Similar plants: Maxillaria porrecta (Tiger Orchid)


Maxillaria porrecta (Tiger Orchid) with small orange flower and narrow green leaves close up
Maxillaria porrecta (Tiger Orchid) with tan and purple flower, close up of dangling orchid petals.


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