Maxillaria brachypetala
A Peruvian Maxillaria described by Schlechter in 1921 from early twentieth-century Andean collections, and rarely recorded since. Most of the Peruvian Maxillaria named in that work come from the eastern Andean slopes, so intermediate, humid, bright-shade conditions are the safest starting point.
Where it grows wild
It is probably an epiphyte in humid montane forest on the eastern Andean slopes, like most of its Peruvian relatives. No field habitat notes are available.
No elevations in the records. The elevation is unknown, but Andean slope forest at about 1,000 to 2,500 m is most likely.
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