Maxillaria crassifolia

Hidden orchid
1826 illustration[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Maxillaria
Species:
M. crassifolia
Binomial name
Maxillaria crassifolia
Synonyms[2]
  • Dicrypta baueri Lindl.
  • Dicrypta crassifolia (Lindl.) Loudon
  • Epidendrum sessile Sw.
  • Heterotaxis crassifolia Lindl.
  • Heterotaxis gatunensis (Schltr.) Szlach. & Sitko
  • Heterotaxis sessilis (Sw.) F.Barros
  • Maxillaria gatunensis Schltr.
  • Maxillaria sessilis (Sw.) Fawc. & Rendle, nom. illeg.

Maxillaria crassifolia, synonyms including Heterotaxis sessilis, is an epiphytic orchid widespread across the West Indies (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Trinidad), Central America (all 7 countries), southern Mexico (Chiapas, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Quintana Roo), Florida and northern South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, northern Brazil, Venezuela, the Guianas).[2][3][4][5][6] Hidden orchid is a common name.[7]

Some molecular studies have suggested that Maxillaria should be split into several genera, with this species moved to Heterotaxis,[8] but as of August 2023, Plants of the World Online treats Heterotaxis as a synonym of Maxillaria.[9]

References

  1. ^ Designer: M. Hart - Engraver: J. Watts. "The botanical register" vol. 12, illustration pl. 1028 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/132791)
  2. ^ a b c "Maxillaria crassifolia (Lindl.) Rchb.f." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-08-05.
  3. ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 645, Maxillaria crassifolia (Lindley) Reichenbach f., Bonplandia (Hanover). 2: 16. 1854.
  4. ^ Carnevali, G., J. L. Tapia-Muñoz, R. Duno de Stefano & I. M. Ramírez Morillo. 2010. Flora Ilustrada de la Peninsula Yucatán: Listado Florístico 1–326
  5. ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  6. ^ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  7. ^ NRCS. "Maxillaria crassifolia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  8. ^ Blanco, M.A. et al. 2007. Generic realignments in Maxillarinae (Orchidaceae). Lankasteriana 7(3):515-537
  9. ^ "Heterotaxis Lindl." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-08-05.