Maxillaria grandiflora
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Maxillaria grandiflora, Lindl. Fig. 2336. Pseudobulbs clustered, oval: lvs. erect, plane, keeled, ovate-oblong, 1 ft. long: scapes erect, 3-6 in. long, bearing solitary, large white fls. 3-4 in. across; sepals broadly ovate to oblong; petals ovate-acute, suberect, with recurved tips; labellum saccate, white, much-striped with purple on the sides; middle lobe tongue-like, white, bordered with yellow. Aug. Peru and Colombia. I.H. 17:14.—A very showy and beautiful plant.
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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