Orchidaceae
Maxillaria

Maxillaria superflua Rchb.f.

First published in Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 323 (1856)
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.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Pessoa, E., de Barros, F. & Alves, M. (2015). Orchidaceae from Viruá National Park, Roraima, Brazilian Amazon. Phytotaxa 192: 61-96. [Cited as Heterotaxis superflua.]

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • 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.
  • 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?
Assunção, P.A.C.L. [186] Brazil K000940855 Yes
Martinelli, G.; Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Reynolds, D.; Davidson, C.; Bononi, V.L.; Dunn, P.; Minor, D.; Mota, C.; Ramos, J.F. [7336] Brazil K000940854 Yes
Vicentini, A.; Assunção, P.A.C.L.; Nascimento, J.R. [641] Brazil K000940856 Yes
n/a K001456885 Yes
n/a K001456886 Yes
Venezuela K001456887 Yes
n/a K001456888 Yes
n/a K001456889 Yes
n/a K001456890 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil Heterotaxis superflua K000941340 Yes
Maxillaria longifolia K:SPC-13241.000 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [1221] Guyana Maxillaria longifolia K:SPC-12423.000 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