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Maxillaria (tiger orchid)

Angiospermae - Asparagales - Orchidaceae

Taxonomy
Maxillaria was named by Ruiz and Pavón (1794). It is extant.

It was assigned to Orchidaceae by Govaerts et al. (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1794Maxillaria Ruiz and Pavón
2023Maxillaria Govaerts et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderAsparagales
familyOrchidaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusMaxillariaRuiz and Pavón 1794

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Maxillaria Ruiz and Pavón 1794 [tiger orchid]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available