maxillaria

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Noun1.maxillaria - any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowersmaxillaria - any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowers
orchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
genus Maxillaria - large genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids with persistent leathery leaves and single-flowered scapes
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con tres especies cada uno, seguido de Maxillaria Ruiz & Pav., Elleanthus C.
Antinociceptive and anti-infammatory effects of compounds isolated from Scaphyglottis livida and Maxillaria densa.
Maxillaria jostii Dodson (Orchidaceae) a new record for the Flora of Peru
Efecto del carbon activado y acido indol acetico en el desarrollo de protocormos de Masdevallia coccinea Linden y Maxillaria nutans Lindl.
Characteristic species: Cinchona mutisii, Freziera canescens, Graffenrieda harlingii, Guzmania diffusa, Guzmania vanvolxemii, Manettia pichinchensis, Maxillaria kingii, Miconia rivetii, Myrsine andina, Schefflera acuminata, Schefflera pentandra, Schefflera sodiroi, Symplocos coriacea.
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