Heterotaxis

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Heterotaxis
Heterotaxis crassifolia
Heterotaxis crassifolia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Maxillariinae
Genus: Heterotaxis
Lindl. 1826
Type species
Heterotaxis crassifolia
Lindl. 1826
Species
  • 14 species, see text
Synonym

Heterotaxis is a genus of orchids formed by a group of circa fourteen neotropical species which previously were considered part of genus Maxillaria. They are large epiphytic plants of small flowers.