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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
Brasiliorchis R.B.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali Novon 17: 94 (2007) wfo-4000005334
Camaridium Lindl. Bot. Reg. 10: t. 844 (1824) wfo-4000006344
Christensonella Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Śmiszek Polish Bot. J. 51: 57 (2006) wfo-4000008135
Chrysocycnis Linden & Rchb.f. Bonplandia (Hannover) 2: 280 (1854) wfo-4000008204
Cryptocentrum Benth. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 325 (1881) wfo-4000009874
Cyrtidiorchis Rauschert Taxon 31: 560 (1982) wfo-4000010514
Heterotaxis Lindl. Bot. Reg. 12: t. 1028 (1826) wfo-4000017785
Hylaeorchis Carnevali & G.A.Romero Orchids Venezuela , ed. 2: 1136 (2000) wfo-4000018597
Inti M.A.Blanco Lankesteriana 7: 524 (2007) wfo-4000019100
Mapinguari Carnevali & R.B.Singer Lankesteriana 7: 525 (2007) wfo-4000023082
Maxillariella M.A.Blanco & Carnevali Lankesteriana 7: 527 (2007) wfo-4000023377
Mormolyca Fenzl Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 1: 253 (1850) wfo-4000024863
Neo-urbania Fawc. & Rendle J. Bot. 47: 125 (1909) wfo-4000025882
Nitidobulbon Ojeda, Carnevali & G.A.Romero Novon 19: 98 (2009) wfo-4000026171
Ornithidium Salisb. ex R.Br. Hortus Kew. 5: 210 (1813) wfo-4000027180
Pityphyllum Schltr. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 162 (1920) wfo-4000029937
Rhetinantha M.A.Blanco Lankesteriana 7: 534 (2007) wfo-4000032929
Sauvetrea Szlach. Richardiana 7: 28 (2007 publ. 2006) wfo-4000034191
Trigonidium Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 23: t. 1923 (1837) wfo-4000039150
Calawaya Szlach. & Sitko Biodivers. Res. Conservation 25: 23 (2012) wfo-4000046161
Chaseopsis Szlach. & Sitko Biodivers. Res. Conservation 25: 25 (2012) wfo-4000046162
Chelyella Szlach. & Sitko Biodivers. Res. Conservation 25: 25 (2012) wfo-4000046163
Pseudocymbidium Szlach. & Sitko Biodivers. Res. Conservation 25: 33 (2012) wfo-4000046164
Viracocha Szlach. & Sitko Biodivers. Res. Conservation 25: 36 (2012) wfo-4000046165
Xanthoxerampellia Szlach. & Sitko Biodivers. Res. Conservation 25: 37 (2012) wfo-4000046166

Species in Maxillaria ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

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

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria cachacoensis J.T.Atwood Selbyana 24(1): 30 (2003). wfo-0000470554
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria canarensis J.T.Atwood Selbyana 24(1): 31 (2003). wfo-0000470558
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria cedralensis J.T.Atwood & Mora-Ret. Selbyana 18(1): 31 (1997). wfo-0000238258
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria condorensis J.T.Atwood Selbyana 24(1): 32 (2003). wfo-0000470571
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria cymbidioides Dodson, J.T.Atwood & Carnevali Orquideologia 20(3): 267. 1997 wfo-0000238329
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria disticha (Lindl.) C.Schweinf. Bot. Mus. Leafl. 11: 270, cum descr. ampl. 1945 wfo-0000238351
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria encyclioides J.T.Atwood & Dodson Orquideologia 20(3): 268. 1997 wfo-0000238371
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria fimbriatiloba Carnevali & G.A.Romero in G.A. Romero & G. Carnevali, Orchids of Venezuela, ed. 2 1138 (2000). wfo-0000238385
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria machinazensis D.E.Benn. & Christenson Lindleyana 13(2): 71 (1998). wfo-0000238602
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria moutinhoi Pabst Bradea 3(7): 50. 1980 wfo-0000238654
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria nagelii L.O.Williams ex Correl Lloydia 10: 212. 1948 wfo-0000238664
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria nicaraguensis (Hamer & Garay) J.T.Atwood Selbyana 10(1): 60. 1988 [1987 publ. 1988] wfo-0000238676
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria nubigena (Rchb.f.) C.Schweinf. Bot. Mus. Leafl. 11: 282, cum descr. ampl. 1945 wfo-0000238681
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria oxapampensis J.T.Atwood Selbyana 24(1): 36 (2003). wfo-0000470625
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria pseudonubigena J.T.Atwood Selbyana 24(1): 39 (2003). wfo-0000470656
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria pustulosa J.T.Atwood Selbyana 24(1): 41 (2003). wfo-0000470676
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria richii Dodson Orquideologia 19(3): 81. 1994 wfo-0000238824
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria sculliana J.T.Atwood Selbyana 24(1): 1 (2003). wfo-0000470709
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria tenuibulba Christenson Orchid Rev. 109(1237): 41 (2001). wfo-0000238942
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria villosa (Barb.Rodr.) Cogn. Fl. Bras. (Martius) 3(6): 34. 1904 [15 Feb 1904] wfo-0000239014
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria yucatanensis Carnevali & R.Jiménez Harvard Pap. Bot. 5(2): 428 (2001). wfo-0000239051