Orchidaceae
Maxillaria

Maxillaria rufescens Lindl.

First published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 22: t. 1848 (1836)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is 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 North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • da Rocha Fiuza de Melo, M.M. & al. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica da Ilha do Cardoso 12: 1-289. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo, Brasil.

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.
  • 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.
  • Sambin, A. & Ravet, E. (2021). Les orchidées de Guyane: 1-672. Biotope, éditions.

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?
Davies [MM E39] K:SPC-78471.000 No
Mason, L.M. [2412] Peru K:SPC-08135.003 No
K:SPC-12451.000 No
K:SPC-12452.000 No
Mason, L.M. [2680] Trinidad and Tobago K:SPC-32996.000 No
Davies [MM D43] K:SPC-78472.000 No
St. J. Read, V.M. [4] Trinidad and Tobago K:SPC-42613.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-77927.000 No
Guyana K:SPC-13260.000 No
Mason, L.M. [2101] Trinidad and Tobago K:SPC-30731.000 No
K:SPC-26540.000 No
Adams, B.R. [275] Belize K:SPC-42379.000 No
Guyana K:SPC-10355.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-78473.000 No
K:SPC-10357.000 No
K:SPC-52345.000 No
K:SPC-26509.000 No
Guyana K:SPC-12450.000 No
Leppard, M. [1075] Brazil K:SPC-37472.000 No
Guyana K:SPC-13941.000 No
K:SPC-10356.000 No
Panama, Venezuela, Colombia K001457028 Yes
Panama, Venezuela, Colombia K001457029 Yes
Panama, Venezuela, Colombia K001457030 Yes
Colombia, Ecuador K001457031 Yes
Colombia, Ecuador K001457032 Yes
Colombia, Ecuador K001457033 Yes
Colombia, Ecuador K001457034 Yes
Philcox, D. [6133] Guyana Mormolyca rufescens K:SPC-78053.000 No
Maxillaria abelei K:SPC-73447.000 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

  • 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