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Taxon

Maxillaria elatior (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.

Protologue Ann. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 6(4): 532. 1863 [Jan-Jul 1863]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406 (9).jpg

Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406 (9).jpg

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Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406 (5).jpg

Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406 (5).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406 (6).jpg

Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406 (6).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406 (1).jpg

Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406 (1).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406 (7).jpg

Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406 (7).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406 (8).jpg

Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406 (8).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406 (2).jpg

Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406 (2).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406 (4).jpg

Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406 (4).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406 (3).jpg

Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406 (3).jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406.jpg

Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Global range is not yet available in Plants of the World Online. Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Occurrences

Hammel, B 24651

April 12, 2008

Location

Costa Rica, Limon, Limon (Limón, Matama)

9.826917, -83.070861

Location Remarks

Cuenca del Bananito. Finca Selva Bananito. A lo largo del Río Carbón. 100 m elev.

Collectors

Barry E. Hammel, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Isabel Perez-Hammel

Notes

Epífito. Flores rojo oscuro.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Maxillaria

Specific Epithet

elatior

Authorship

(Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.8

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#173,640 of 335,497

Top 52%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →

Synonyms (1)

Maxillaria triangularis Lindl.

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy