New Species of Orchid Discovered in Ecuador

Scientists have described a brand new species of the Neotropical orchid genus Maxillaria from cloud rainforests of northern Ecuador. The genus Maxillaria, abbreviated as Max within the horticultural commerce, belongs to one of the various and species-rich teams of orchids. Depending on the utilized classification, it counts from roughly 420, by way of 634 to 750 species. […]