Maxillaria petiolaris

Maxillaria petiolaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Maxillaria
Species:
M. petiolaris
Binomial name
Maxillaria petiolaris
Schltr.
Synonyms
  • Bifrenaria minuta Garay
  • Bifrenaria petiolaris (Schltr.) G.A.Romero & Carnevali
  • Bifrenaria rudolfii Carnevali & G.A.Romero, nom. illeg.
  • Hylaeorchis petiolaris (Schltr.) Carnevali & G.A.Romero
  • Maxillaria perparva Garay & Dunst.
  • Maxillaria rudolfii Hoehne, nom. illeg.

Maxillaria petiolaris, synonym Hylaeorchis petiolaris, is a species of epiphytic orchids native to northwestern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, northern Brazil). When placed in the genus Hylaeorchis, it was the only species.