Orchidaceae
Maxillaria

Maxillaria porrecta Lindl.

First published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 192 (1838)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Trinidad to Central & S. Tropical America. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Christenson, E.A., Harding, P.A., McIllmurray, M. & Blanco, M. (2013). Maxillaria An Unfinished Monograph 1-2: 1-936. Patricia Ann Harding for Robert Christenson, Lebanon, OR.
  • 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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Nelson-Sutherland, C. (2010). Adiciones y Comentarios a la Flora de Honduras. Ceiba; a Scientific and Technical Journal Published by Zamorano 51: 70-88.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden. [Cited as Maxillaria brunnea.]

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

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

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
  • 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?
Oct 19, 2006 Schlim, L. [1161] Colombia K000079361 Type Yes
Jul 16, 1989 Venezuela K001455712 Yes
Guyana K:SPC-13937.000 No
K:SPC-13255.000 No
Guyana K:SPC-12441.000 No
K:SPC-12440.000 No
K:SPC-13256.000 No
Loddiges, J.C. [s.n.] Brazil K000463082 Type Yes
K:SPC-13251.000 No
Guyana K:SPC-12442.000 No
Edwards, P.J. [1462] Guyana K:SPC-43906.000 No
n/a K001455706 Yes
n/a K001455707 Yes
n/a K001455708 Yes
n/a K001455709 Yes
Venezuela K001455710 Yes
Venezuela K001455711 Yes
n/a K001455713 Yes
n/a K001455714 Yes
n/a K001455715 Yes
Ecuador, Colombia K001455716 Yes
Ecuador, Colombia K001455717 Yes
Ecuador, Colombia K001455718 Yes
Ecuador, Colombia K001455719 Yes
Ecuador, Colombia K001455720 Yes
Ecuador K001455721 Yes
n/a K001455722 Yes
Guyana Maxillaria brunnea K:SPC-27245.000 No
Maxillaria brunnea K:SPC-73388.000 No
Maxillaria brunnea K:SPC-74130.000 No
Maxillaria brunnea K:SPC-64691.000 No
Simmons, J.B. [141] Trinidad and Tobago Maxillaria trinitatis K:SPC-37530.000 No
St. John Read, V.M. [158] Trinidad and Tobago Maxillaria trinitatis K:SPC-48830.000 No
Trinidad and Tobago Maxillaria trinitatis K:SPC-37527.000 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