Orchidaceae
Maxillaria

Maxillaria cassapensis Rchb.f.

First published in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 539 (1863)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. South America to NW. & N. Venezuela. It is a subshrub or epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Atwood, J.T. (2003). Review of the Maxillaria graminifolia (Kunth) Rchb.f. (Orchidaceae) Suballiance. Selbyana 24: 144-164.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Maxillaria luteorubra.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Atwood, J.T. (2003). Review of the Maxillaria graminifolia (Kunth) Rchb.f. (Orchidaceae) Suballiance. Selbyana 24: 144-164.

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
  • CITES (2021). Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php
  • 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?
Sep 27, 2006 Spruce, R. [5393] Ecuador K000201857 Yes
Ecuador K001455943 Yes
Ecuador K001455944 Yes
Ecuador K001455945 Yes
Ecuador K001455946 Yes
Ecuador K001455947 Yes
Ecuador K001455948 Yes
Peru K001455949 Yes
Colombia K001455950 Yes
Colombia K001455951 Yes
Colombia K001455952 Yes
n/a K001455953 Yes
n/a K001455954 Yes
Ecuador Maxillaria ramosa K001458231 Yes

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 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

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0