Cattleya maxima - upland ecotype

[Rosim_in_BR]

Originally Posted by orchideric

Dear Mauro,

Sorry, but you are just wrong about maxima being named for the plant size.
Eric

Ok, thanks. If you say I am just wrong, it's me and the majority of the orchid authors. It is just inference saying that the adjective 'maximi' Lindley used to describe the flower is the reason for the species name. Where there's little doubt, there's doubt.