Maxillaria

Maxillaria
Coconut pie orchid (Maxillaria tenuifolia)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Cymbidieae
Subtribe:	Maxillariinae
Genus:	Maxillaria Ruiz & Pavon
Type species
Maxillaria platypetala Ruiz & Pavon (1794)
Species
Many, see list of Maxillaria species
Synonyms[1]
List Adamanthus Szlach. Anthosiphon Schltr. Aucellia Szlach. & Sitko Bolbidium (Lindl.) Lindl. Brasiliorchis R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali Calawaya Szlach. & Sitko Camaridium Lindl. Chaseopsis Szlach. & Sitko Chelyella Szlach. & Sitko Christensonella Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Smiszek Chrysocycnis Linden & Rchb.f. Cryptocentrum Benth. Cyrtidiorchis Rauschert Cyrtidium Schltr. Cyrtoglottis Schltr. Dicrypta Lindl. Heterotaxis Lindl. Hoehnella Szlach. & Sitko Hylaeorchis Carnevali & G.A.Romero Inti M.A.Blanco Laricorchis Szlach. Mapinguari Carnevali & R.B.Singer Marsupiaria Hoehne Maxillariella M.A.Blanco & Carnevali Menadena Raf. Mormolyca Fenzl Neo-urbania Fawc. & Rendle Nitidobulbon Ojeda, Carnevali & G.A.Romero Ornithidium Salisb. ex R.Br. Pittierella Schltr. Pityphyllum Schltr. Pseudocymbidium Szlach. & Sitko Pseudomaxillaria Hoehne Psittacoglossum Lex. Rhetinantha M.A.Blanco Sauvetrea Szlach. Sepalosaccus Schltr. Siagonanthus Poepp. & Endl. Trigonidium Lindl. Vazquezella Szlach. & Sitko Viracocha Szlach. & Sitko Xanthoxerampellia Szlach. & Sitko

Maxillaria, abbreviated as Max in the horticultural trade, is a large genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae). This is a diverse genus, with very different morphological forms. Their characteristics can vary widely. They are commonly called spider orchids, flame orchids or tiger orchids. Their scientific name is derived from the Latin word maxilla, meaning jawbone, reflecting on the column and the base of the lip of some species, that may evoke a protruding jaw.