Maxillaria elatior (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. belongs to the Orchidaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Maxillaria elatior, B. Hammel 24651--Costa Rica. Prov. Limon. Selva Bananito Lodge. 12 Apr 08. 406 (9).jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Maxillaria
Specific Epithet
elatior
Authorship
(Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#173,640 of 335,497
Top 52%
Extinction probability
10%
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Costa Rica, Limon, Limon
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.
