Maxillaria aureoglobula

Maxillaria aureoglobula
CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Maxillaria
Species:
M. aureoglobula
Binomial name
Maxillaria aureoglobula
Christenson, 2002
Synonyms
  • Mormolyca aureoglobula
  • Xanthoxerampellia aureoglobula
  • Mormolyca fumea
  • Maxillaria fumea

Maxillaria aureoglobula, the golden globe maxillaria, is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil. Originally this species was included in the species Maxillaria rufescens but in 2002 it was described a distinct species by Eric Christenson. The type specimen was collected in Columbia although the precise location is unknown.