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March 2019

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Maxillaria Ruiz & Pav.

This genus name was first published in Fl. Peruv. Prodr. 116, t. 25 1794  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000023376.

Synonyms of Maxillaria

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Pleuranthium (Rchb. f.) Benth. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 312. 1881. (21 Feb 1881) — wfo-4000030304

Species in Maxillaria ( showing species 1 to 10 of 319)

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Maxillaria acostae Schltr. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 19: 301 (1923) wfo-0000238126
Maxillaria adscendens Schltr. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 164 (1920) wfo-0000238134
Maxillaria aequiloba Schltr. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 165 (1920) wfo-0000238135
Maxillaria albata Lindl. Orchid. Linden. : 19 (1846) wfo-0000238141
Maxillaria albiflora Ames & C.Schweinf. Schedul. Orchid. 8: 56 (1925) wfo-0000238143
Maxillaria amblyantha Kraenzl. Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 7: 424 (1920) wfo-0000238151
Maxillaria anatomorum Rchb.f. Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 935 (1852) wfo-0000238155
Maxillaria angelae Christenson Richardiana 9: 50 (2009) wfo-0000913339
Maxillaria angustibulbosa C.Schweinf. Bot. Mus. Leafl. 15: 161 (1952) wfo-0000238157
Maxillaria angustisegmenta Ames & C.Schweinf. Schedul. Orchid. 10: 86 (1930) wfo-0000238161
The editorial status of this taxon is Synonym Maxillaria endresii var. angustisegmenta (Ames & C. Schweinf.) C. Schweinf. – wfo-0001088947
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Unplaced Names ( showing unplaced names 1 to 0 of 0)

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Maxillaria:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Maxillaria barkeri Lindl. ex Beer Prakt. Stud. Orchid. 266 1854 wfo-0000238188
Maxillaria baueri Lindl. Not listed in IK. — wfo-0001088945
Maxillaria boylei Dodson – — wfo-0001088946
Maxillaria densiflora Lindl. Sketch Veg. Swan R. 26: t. 1804 t. 1804 1835 — wfo-0001220955
Maxillaria dodsonii Carnevali & Fritz – — wfo-0001233941
Maxillaria exiltata Schmidel – — wfo-0001272503
Maxillaria fenestrata Lindl. ex Hook. Bot. Mag. 71: , t. 4164 1845 — wfo-0001033071
Maxillaria flagellifera Lindl. ex Rchb. f. Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 551 551 1863 wfo-0001223440
Maxillaria galeottiana A.Rich. & Galeotti Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. III, 3: 24 1845 wfo-0000238414
Maxillaria glauca Lindl. ex W.Baxter Suppl. Hort. Brit. 586 1850 wfo-0000238424