Abstract
The Maxillaria cucullata Lindl. complex ranges from Mexico south through Central America and Panama, reaching into continental South America. A bewildering array ofvariety may be found throughout its range, and in Nicaragua alone several kinds of populations have been assigned to Maxillaria cucullata. At least two of these seem sufficiently distinct to warrant recognition as separate species for reasons given in the notes following the species descriptions. I have also observed a very different member ofthe complex on Cerro Hornito, Panama, with small rose-salmon flowers, but they have a slight putrid odor similar to that of the "normal" Maxillaria cucullata which is common in Nicaragua. Further studies in Costa Rica and Northern Central American may prove much ofthe variation to be clinal.
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