| Maxillaria alba | photo C. Solimbergo | |
| taxonomy | described by | (Hooker) Lindley, John |
| published in | The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 143 Dec. 1832 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Maxillariinae | |
| genus | Maxillaria Ruiz & Pavon 1794 | |
| metabolism | CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. | |
| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins |
rainforests of Carabbean (Cuba, Monte Verde, Jamaica), Mexico (Chiapas, Ocosingo), Belize (Cajo, Toledo, |
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Stann Creek), Guatemala (Alta Verapaz), Honduras (Cortès), El Salvador, Nicaragua (Rio San Juan, Chontales), |
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Costa Rica,Panama (Canal Area, Chiriquì, Colon, Coclè, Darièn, Panamà), Suriname, Guyana, Trinidad & Tobago, |
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Venezuela (Amazonas, Anzoàtegui, Aragua, Barinas, Miranda, Tàchira, Merida), Colombia (Antioquia, Meta), |
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Ecuador (Esmeraldas, Imbabura, Los Rios, Napo, Alajuela), Peru (Oxapampa, Pasco, Tambopata), |
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Bolivia (Santa Cruz), Brazil (Goiás, Parà) |
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| altitude | 0 - 1850 m (0 - 6100 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Catalao (Goiàs, Brazil) |
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Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) |
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the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 900 m / 2970 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Catalao this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 13 h 12 m' to 10 h 48 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| infiorescence | lentgh | 5 - 6 cm (2" - 2.4"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1, fragrant | |
| size | single flower 2 L 4 cm (0.8" L 1.6") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 20 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
