Maxillaria alba (Hook.) Lindl.

  • Authority

    Schweinfurth, Charles. 1967. Orchidaceae of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 14: 69-214.

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Maxillaria alba (Hook.) Lindl.

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - BRAZIL. Amazonas: Taracua. Alto Rio Negro, flowers cream-colored, blooming in March, G. Hübner 184a (as M. lactea Schlechter). VENEZUELA. Bolivar: Rio Carrao, G. C. K. Dunsterville 334. Central America, the West Indies (JAMAICA, type of Dendrobium album.), TRINIDAD, COLOMBIA, BRITISH GUIANA, SURINAM, FRENCH GUIANA and BRAZIL.

  • Discussion

    Dendrobium album Hook., Exot. Fl. 2: t. 142. 1825.

  • Distribution

    BRAZIL. Amazonas: Taracua. Alto Rio Negro, flowers cream-colored, blooming in March, G. Hübner 184a (as M. lactea Schlechter). VENEZUELA. Bolivar: Rio Carrao, G. C. K. Dunsterville 334. Central America, the West Indies (JAMAICA, type of Dendrobium album.), TRINIDAD, COLOMBIA, BRITISH GUIANA, SURINAM, FRENCH GUIANA and BRAZIL.

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