| Maxillaria hennisiana | photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | Schlechter, Friedrich Richard Rudolf |
| published in | Orchids. Monatsschrift der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Orchideenkunde 6 (7) : 117 - 118 t . 26, f . 10 -18 1912 | |
| 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 | primary forests or mangrove swamps, in Costa Rica, Panama (Coclè), Colombia (Chocò, Valle del Cauca), |
| Ecuador (Esmeraldas, San Lorenzo) | ||
| altitude | 0 - 1000 m (0 - 3300 ft) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Esmeraldas (Esmeraldas, Ecuador) |
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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 500 m / 1650 ft) : |
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| photoperiod | in Esmeraldas this orchid blooms with a photoperiod, which varies during the year, from 12 h 02 m' to 11 h 58 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 5 cm (2"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1 | |
| size | single flower 3.5 L 2.5 cm (1.4" L 1") | |
| duration | single flower, ≈ 12 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 40 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
