Maxillaria acuminata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Maxillariinae
Genus: Maxillaria
Species: Maxillaria acuminata

Name

Maxillaria acuminata Lindl., Pl. Hartw. [Bentham] 155. (1845)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Lycaste acuminata (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 216 (1855)
  • Rhetinantha acuminata (Lindl.) M.A.Blanco in Lankesteriana 7: 534 (2007)
  • Sauvetrea acuminata (Lindl.) Szlach. in Richardiana 7: 29 (2007 publ. 2006)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1845. Plantas Hartwegianas imprimis Mexicanas [Bentham] 155.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Maxillaria acuminata. Accessed: 2023 Jan 16.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Maxillaria acuminata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Maxillaria acuminata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Maxillaria acuminata. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jan 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Maxillaria acuminata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Jan 2023.