Maxillaria pendens

Maxillaria pendens

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 pendens

Name

Maxillaria pendens Pabst, Bradea 1: 176 (1972)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Camaridium pendulum Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 1: 123 (1877)
• Homotypic
  • Ornithidium pendens (Pabst) Senghas in F.R.R.Schlechter, Die Orchideen; Beschreib. Kult. Zücht., ed. 3, I/B(28): 1738 (1993)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Pabst, G.F.J. 1972. Bradea 1: 176.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Maxillaria pendens. Accessed: 2023 Jan 10.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Maxillaria pendens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 10. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Maxillaria pendens. 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 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Maxillaria pendens. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jan 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Maxillaria pendens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Jan 2023.

Vernacular names

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