Maxillaria aureoglobula, the golden globe maxillaria, is a species of epiphyticorchid native to Costa Rica, Colombia,[2] Venezuela,[2] and Brazil.[3][4][5] Originally this species was included in the species Maxillaria rufescens but in 2002 it was described a distinct species by Eric Christenson. The type specimen was collected in Columbia although the precise location is unknown.[2]
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^ abcChristenson, Eric (February 2002). "New Colombian Orchids". Orchids. 71 (2): 125–126.