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Maxillaria rufescens 'MC2223' × self
 
 
 
 
Number: TN3907
Name: Maxillaria rufescens 'MC2223' × self
Type: self    (What's that?)
Seed Donor: Dale Borders
 
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F)
 
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.

Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
For Species:   Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 79°F, nights 62°F; best fit is Intermediate 83-60°F (Source: Baker's Web OSC)

About the name...
Etymology of Maxillaria   From Latin "maxilla" jawbone. (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
Etymology of rufescens   From Latin "rufescens" light fox-red. (Source: Mayr & Schmucker 1998)
Pronunciation of Maxillaria   max-ill-AIR-ee-a (Source: Pridgeon 1992)
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Availability: Capsule failed. We were not able to make any flasks.
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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker

The following information is based on the name of the plant provided by the donor, and assumes that the name is correct. If the plant has been misidentified, then the following information may not be correct.
This text is copyrighted by the Bakers and may not be reproduced without permission.

ORIGIN/HABITAT: Northern South America including Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, the Guianas, and Trinidad. Plants have been incorrectly indentified with other species, so only collections that were reported by w3 Tropicos (1999) as Maxillaria rufescens. In Ecuador, numerous collections are made throughout the country, especially along the eastern slopes of the Andes and in the Amazon Basin. Plants grow in Mornona-Santiago Province at 2300-4900 ft. (700-1500 m), in Napo Province at 750-1800 ft. (230-550 m), in Tungurahua Province at 4250-6550 ft. (1300-2000 m), and in Zamora-Chinchipe Province at 3300-4900 ft. (1000-1500 m). In Peru, plants are found in the Department of Huanuco at 1950-2300 ft. (600-700 m) and in the Department of Loreto at 800-1150 ft. (250-350 m). In Venezuela, collections were made in the Amazonas Territories at 250-3950 ft. (80-1200 m). Plants grow on trees in regions with very wet forests. Earlier works report that this species was also found in Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America. This is now considered highly suspect, and the error probably occurred when the habitats of several similar but distinct species were merged. This is why Maxillaria acutifolia Lindley is sometimes listed as a synonym of Maxillaria rufescens Lindley. Dressler (1993), however, treats both Maxillaria rufescens Lindley and Maxillaria acutifolia Lindley as valid and separate species and commented that, "This name (Maxillaria rufescens) has been applied to many superficially similar species, including Maxillaria acutifolia and Maxillaria hedwigae. It may be that none of the Central American plants is really Maxillaria rufescens." Ackerman (1995) reports that Caribbean plants previously known as Maxillaria rufescens var. minor should be called Maxillaria acutifolia. The locations recorded specifically for Maxillaria rufescens listed by w3 Tropicos (1999) does not include any plants outside of northern South America Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
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