Asparagaceae
Maianthemum

Maianthemum gigas (Woodson) LaFrankie

First published in J. Arnold Arbor. 67: 402 (1986)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Chiapas) to Central America. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1995). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(4): 1-51. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 2: 1-694. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Stevens, W.D. & al. (eds.) (2001). Flora de Nicaragua 2: 945-1910. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Davidse, G. & al. (eds.) (1994). Flora Mesoamericana 6: 1-543. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1995). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(4): 1-51. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
  • Stevens, W.D. & al. (eds.) (2001). Flora de Nicaragua 2: 945-1910. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Allen, P.H. [3530] Panama K002869154 No
Lankester, C.H. [1342] Costa Rica K002869144 No
Hernández, D.; Chacon, R. [9054] Costa Rica K002869145 No
Quesada, J.; Villalobos, R.; Moraga, M.M. [1549] Costa Rica K002869146 No
Gay, H.; Hobson, J.; Baum, A.; Raymond, B. [1526] Costa Rica K002869143 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0