Orchidaceae
Maxillaria

Maxillaria uncata Lindl.

First published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 23: t. 1986 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Bogarín, D., Serracín, Z., Samudio, Z., Rincón, R. & Pupulin, F. (2014). An updated checklist of the Orchidaceae of Panama. Lankesteriana 14: 135-364. [Cited as Christensonella uncata.]
  • Pessoa, E., de Barros, F. & Alves, M. (2015). Orchidaceae from Viruá National Park, Roraima, Brazilian Amazon. Phytotaxa 192: 61-96. [Cited as Christensonella uncata.]

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Pessoa, E., de Barros, F. & Alves, M. (2015). Orchidaceae from Viruá National Park, Roraima, Brazilian Amazon. Phytotaxa 192: 61-96.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • CITES (2021). Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1996 Campos, M.T.V.A.; Assunção, P.A.C.L.; Silva, C.F.; Pinheiro, R.C.A. [483] Brazil K000887005 Yes
Jun 1, 1995 Vicentini, A.; Pereira, E.C. [904] Brazil K000887006 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Parker, C.F. [s.n.] Guyana K000079315 Type Yes
Jul 1, 1991 Strudwick, J.J.; Sobel, G.L.; Nelson, B.W.; Pinheiro, A.N.; Rosário, C.S.; Silva, N.A. [4440] Brazil K000887004 Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Buck, W.R.; Nelson, B.W.; Almeida, F.; Mota, C.D.A.; Lima, J. [828] Brazil K000887007 Yes
Aug 30, 1990 Skinner [s.n.] Guatemala K000796060 Type Yes
Schomburgk [s.n.] Guyana K000463075 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-74543.000 No
Guyana K:SPC-32651.000 No
Loddiges [s.n.] Guyana K000463076 Type Yes
K:SPC-74128.000 No
K:SPC-12461.000 No
Milliken, W.; Bowles, S. [244] Brazil K000887003 Yes
Lehmann [8135] K000078948 Yes
K:SPC-13268.000 No
Lehmann [Plf. AC. No. 75] K000078946 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [1222] Guyana K:SPC-08346.000 No
Splitgerber, F.L. [412] Suriname K000463074 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lehmann [8135 (No. 76)] K000078945 Yes
Guyana K:SPC-12463.000 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [1281] Guyana K:SPC-08348.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [83444] Costa Rica K:SPC-75419.000 No
Taylor, P. [69] Panama K:SPC-37926.000 No
K:SPC-08347.000 No
K:SPC-12462.000 No
Barnett, A. [L9] Ecuador K:SPC-53023.000 No
Panama K001456857 Yes
n/a K001456858 Yes
n/a K001456859 Yes
n/a K001456860 Yes
n/a K001456861 Yes
n/a K001456862 Yes
n/a K001456863 Yes
n/a K001456864 Yes
n/a K001456865 Yes
n/a K001456866 Yes
French Guiana Maxillaria squamata K:SPC-51497.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0