To which taxonomic category do both Maxillaria and Leonotis belong?
Maxillaria Maxillaria, abbreviated as Max in the horticultural trade, is a large genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae). This is a diverse genus, with very different morphological forms. Their characteristics can vary widely.
Meridiolestida Meridiolestida is a clade of non-therian mammals from South America and Africa, and potentially also Australia. It is generally classified within Dryolestida, barring one study recovering them as the sister taxa to spalacotheriid symmetrodonts. However, more recent studies have stuck to the dryolestoid interpretation. They differ from northern dryolestoids in the absence of a parastylar hook on the molariform teeth and the lack of a Meckelian groove.