Orchidaceae
Maxillaria

Maxillaria candida Lodd. ex Lindl.

First published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 27(Misc.): 28 (1841)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Guyana to Brazil. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Guyana

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 4, 2006 Lindley [s.n.] Brazil K000796057 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000940870 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000940867 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000940871 Yes
K:SPC-12413.000 No
Guyana K:SPC-42818.000 No
St. John Read, V.M. [3] Trinidad and Tobago K:SPC-49151.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000940868 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000940869 Yes
St. John Read, V.M. [1] Trinidad and Tobago K:SPC-44789.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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

  • 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