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Rhetinantha (ex Maxillaria) acuminata (Orchidaceae) Ucumari Regional Park, Risaralda, Colombia. Jun 8, 2014. Colombia,Geotagged,Maxillaria acuminata,Rhetinantha acuminata,Spring

Rhetinantha (ex Maxillaria) acuminata (Orchidaceae)

Ucumari Regional Park, Risaralda, Colombia. Jun 8, 2014.

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WildFlower

Lion

According to the databases Maxillaria acuminata is a synonym of Rhetinantha acuminata.
http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/186a1116a1dcea36754b83013874e847
http://www.gbif.org/species/2826240
http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-122281
http://eol.org/pages/1138919/names/synonyms
http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/319/art%253A10.1007%252Fs00606-013-0843-5.pdf?originUrl=http%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Farticle%2F10.1007%2Fs00606-013-0843-5&token2=exp=1471704503~acl=%2Fstatic%2Fpdf%2F319%2Fart%25253A10.1007%25252Fs00606-013-0843-5.pdf%3ForiginUrl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Flink.springer.com%252Farticle%252F10.1007%252Fs00606-013-0843-5*~hmac=a3bd87dff16b1d44ff232c30173d3c6ffb360fc28d6c461937cbc40a5c377c37 Posted 9 years ago
1. Thibaud Aronson
  
  Lion
  
  You're absolutely right! I simply can't keep up with all the spitting and renaming of the big American genera... Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    That's why I check the above databases. They should have the most up-to-date information. Posted 9 years ago

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The Rhetinantha acuminata

Rhetinantha acuminata is an orchid in the Rhetinantha genus.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions

Species identified by WildFlower

By Thibaud Aronson

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Uploaded Aug 19, 2016. Captured Jun 8, 2014 10:27 in Unnamed Road, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia.

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