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Maxillaria Ruiz & Pav.

This genus name was first published in Fl. Peruv. Prodr. : 116 (1794)   Link to external nomenclature reference

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) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000005334
Camaridium Lindl. Bot. Reg. 10: t. 844 (1824) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000006344
Christensonella Szlach., Mytnik, Górniak & Śmiszek Polish Bot. J. 51: 57 (2006) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000008135
Chrysocycnis Linden & Rchb.f. Bonplandia (Hannover) 2: 280 (1854) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000008204
Cryptocentrum Benth. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 18: 325 (1881) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000009874
Cyrtidiorchis Rauschert Taxon 31: 560 (1982) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000010514
Heterotaxis Lindl. Bot. Reg. 12: t. 1028 (1826) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000017785
Hylaeorchis Carnevali & G.A.Romero Orchids Venezuela , ed. 2: 1136 (2000) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000018597
Inti M.A.Blanco Lankesteriana 7: 524 (2007) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000019100
Mapinguari Carnevali & R.B.Singer Lankesteriana 7: 525 (2007) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000023082
Maxillariella M.A.Blanco & Carnevali Lankesteriana 7: 527 (2007) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000023377
Mormolyca Fenzl Denkschr. Kaiserl. Akad. Wiss., Wien. Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 1: 253 (1850) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000024863
Neo-urbania Fawc. & Rendle J. Bot. 47: 125 (1909) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000025882
Nitidobulbon Ojeda, Carnevali & G.A.Romero Novon 19: 98 (2009) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000026171
Ornithidium Salisb. ex R.Br. Hortus Kew. 5: 210 (1813) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000027180
Pityphyllum Schltr. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 162 (1920) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000029937
Rhetinantha M.A.Blanco Lankesteriana 7: 534 (2007) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000032929
Sauvetrea Szlach. Richardiana 7: 28 (2007 publ. 2006) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000034191
Trigonidium Lindl. Edwards's Bot. Reg. 23: t. 1923 (1837) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000039150
Calawaya Szlach. & Sitko Biodivers. Res. Conservation 25: 23 (2012) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000046161
Chaseopsis Szlach. & Sitko Biodivers. Res. Conservation 25: 25 (2012) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000046162
Chelyella Szlach. & Sitko Biodivers. Res. Conservation 25: 25 (2012) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000046163
Pseudocymbidium Szlach. & Sitko Biodivers. Res. Conservation 25: 33 (2012) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000046164
Viracocha Szlach. & Sitko Biodivers. Res. Conservation 25: 36 (2012) Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-4000046165
Xanthoxerampellia Szlach. & Sitko Biodivers. Res. Conservation 25: 37 (2012) Link to external nomenclature reference 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). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000470554
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria canarensis J.T.Atwood Selbyana 24(1): 31 (2003). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000470558
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria cedralensis J.T.Atwood & Mora-Ret. Selbyana 18(1): 31 (1997). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000238258
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria condorensis J.T.Atwood Selbyana 24(1): 32 (2003). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000470571
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria cymbidioides Dodson, J.T.Atwood & Carnevali Orquideologia 20(3): 267. 1997 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000238329
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria disticha (Lindl.) C.Schweinf. Bot. Mus. Leafl. 11: 270, cum descr. ampl. 1945 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000238351
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria encyclioides J.T.Atwood & Dodson Orquideologia 20(3): 268. 1997 Link to external nomenclature reference 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). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000238385
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria machinazensis D.E.Benn. & Christenson Lindleyana 13(2): 71 (1998). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000238602
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria moutinhoi Pabst Bradea 3(7): 50. 1980 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000238654
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria nagelii L.O.Williams ex Correl Lloydia 10: 212. 1948 Link to external nomenclature reference 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] Link to external nomenclature reference 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 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000238681
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria oxapampensis J.T.Atwood Selbyana 24(1): 36 (2003). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000470625
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria pseudonubigena J.T.Atwood Selbyana 24(1): 39 (2003). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000470656
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria pustulosa J.T.Atwood Selbyana 24(1): 41 (2003). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000470676
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria richii Dodson Orquideologia 19(3): 81. 1994 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000238824
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria sculliana J.T.Atwood Selbyana 24(1): 1 (2003). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000470709
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria tenuibulba Christenson Orchid Rev. 109(1237): 41 (2001). Link to external nomenclature reference 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] Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000239014
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Maxillaria yucatanensis Carnevali & R.Jiménez Harvard Pap. Bot. 5(2): 428 (2001). Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000239051