| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe | Laeliinae |
| Scientific name | Cattleya maxima Lindley |
| Synonyms | Cattleya malouana Linden & Rodigas; Epidendrum maximum (Lindley) Reichenbach f. |
| Distribution | Colombia, Ecuador, Peru |
| Reference | Cattleya maxima Lindl. |
| Cattleya maxima Lindley 1831 | |
| Cattleya maxima Lindl. | |
| Detection of DNA polymorphisms within the genus Cattleya (Orchidaceae) | |
| Note | Photo at right hand below is that of an orchid (Cattleya maxima 'G-9') which was cultivated by Madame Hatsue Otsuka and displayed at the Orchid Show 2006 in Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
| October 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |