Maxillaria

Maxillaria egertoniana (Bateman ex Lindl.) Molinari

First published in Richardiana 15: 301 (2015)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to Guyana and Ecuador. It is a pseudobulbous lithophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is has environmental uses.

Descriptions

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Amazonia, Andean, Caribbean, Pacific. Elevation range: 20–712 m a.s.l. Cultivated in Colombia. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Chocó, La Guajira, Magdalena.
Habit
Herb, Epiphyte.
Conservation
Listed in Appendix II of CITES.
[UPFC]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Uses

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
[UPFC]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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