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Cattleya maxima is a species of orchid in subfamily Epidendroideae found from Ecuador to Peru.

Cattleya maxima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Cattleya
Subgenus:	Cattleya subg. Maximae (Withner) Van den Berg
Species:	C. maxima
Binomial name
Cattleya maxima Lindl.
Synonyms
Cattleya malouana Linden Cattleya malouana L. Linden & Rodigas Cattleya maxima var. aphlebia Rchb.f. Cattleya maxima f. aphlebia (Rchb.f.) Roeth Cattleya maxima var. backhousii Rchb.f. Cattleya maxima var. hrubyana L.Linden & Rodigas Cattleya maxima var. marchettiana B.S.Williams Epidendrum maximum (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

Description

Epiphytic herb with club-shaped pseudobulbs, up to 39 cm or taller with one leaf at the top (total height of pseudobulb and leaf about 61 cm).[1][2] Leaf oblong or broadly oblong, rounded at apex, light green, up to 35 cm long and up to 6 cm wide, thick and fleshy.[2] Inflorescence stem up to 30 cm long, with 3–6 (upland variety) or 12–15 (lowland variety) flowers.[1] Flowers 12–15 cm wide, with lilac or pale rose sepals and petals, except the lip or labellum, which has dark purple veins and a yellow area in the middle.[1][2][3] Dorsal sepal narrowly elliptic; lateral sepals elliptic lanceolate; petals elliptic with wavy margin; lip folded forming a tube, with the front margin curly and wavy.[2] Column slender and arched.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Cattleya maxima occurs as an epiphyte on trees in dry forests from 100 to 1800 m of elevation,[3] from Ecuador to Peru.[4] The upland variety can be found growing on rocky slopes.[1]

References

External links

• Media related to Cattleya maxima at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Cattleya maxima at Wikispecies

На других языках

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- [en] Cattleya maxima

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[ru] Каттлея крупнейшая

Каттлея крупнейшая[2] (лат. Cattleya maxima) — многолетнее травянистое растение семейства Орхидные.

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