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Maxillaria

Maxillaria rufescens

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Species
Simple World Map Author: Al MacDonald Editor: Fritz Lekschas License: CC BY-SA 3.0 ID: ISO 3166-1 or "_[a-zA-Z]" if an ISO code is not available
Found in 15 countries
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Care and culture for Maxillaria rufescens Photos and growing information from the Orchid Species Encyclopedia

Growing conditions

Warm Temperature class
80–1,594m Elevation
10°C Day/night drop
1,821mm Annual rainfall
Year-round Rainfall pattern

Temperature

4°S Southern Hemisphere
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec8°13°18°23°28°33°
Day high Night low Range across populations

Rainfall

1,821mm/year
0100200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecmm
Jan 28° 27–30 19° 17–21 159mm
Feb 29° 27–30 19° 17–21 129mm
Mar 29° 27–30 19° 17–22 162mm
Apr 28° 26–30 19° 16–21 158mm
May 28° 25–30 19° 14–21 141mm
Jun 27° 24–29 18° 13–21 175mm
Jul 27° 24–30 17° 13–20 154mm
Aug 27° 24–30 18° 14–21 126mm
Sep 28° 24–31 18° 15–21 130mm
Oct 28° 25–31 18° 16–21 144mm
Nov 29° 26–30 19° 16–21 170mm
Dec 28° 26–30 19° 16–21 173mm

Seasons are reversed for Northern Hemisphere growers.

Bloom Season

Based on 32 Maxillaria awards. Showing genus-level data.

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Synonyms

Lycaste rugosaMaxillaria abeleiMaxillaria articulataMaxillaria fuscataMaxillaria rufescensMaxillaria rufescensMaxillaria rugosaMaxillaria vanillodoraMormolyca rufescensXanthoxerampellia rufescens

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