Maxillaria tenuifolia

Maxillaria tenuifolia
Delicate-leafed Maxillaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Maxillarieae
Subtribe: Maxillariinae
Genus: Maxillaria
Species: M. tenuifolia
Binomial name
Maxillaria tenuifolia
Lindl.
Synonyms

Maxillaria gracilifolia Kraenzl.

Maxillaria tenuifolia, the Delicate-leafed Maxillaria or Coconut Pie Orchid, is a species of orchid ranging from Mexico to Nicaragua and possibly Costa Rica.[1] These plants are easy to grow if kept moist and given good air movement in a high-light windowsill of any orientation but North. [2]


References

  1. ^ Pridgeon, Alec M. (1992). The Illustrated encyclopedia of orchids. Timber Press. p. 174. ISBN 9780881922677. http://books.google.com/books?id=BP4antrlNRAC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_navlinks_s. 
  2. ^ White, Judy (1996). Taylor's Guide to Orchids. Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 296. ISBN 9780395677261. http://www.amazon.com/Taylors-Guide-Orchids-Photographed-Described/dp/0395677262/. 
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