Maxillaria attenuata Ames & C.Schweinf.

First published in Schedul. Orchid. 10: 89 (1930)
This name is a synonym of Maxillaria virguncula

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Blanco, M.A. (2013). New combinations and synonyms in the Maxillariinae (Orchidaceae). Selbyana 31: 52-59. [Cited as Maxillaria virguncula.]
  • Christenson, E. (2011). Miscellaneous orchid notes. Richardiana 11: 76-81. [Cited as Maxillaria virguncula.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Maxillaria attenuata.]
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. [Cited as Maxillaria attenuata.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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