13. Oeceoclades maculata (Lindl.) Lindl.,

Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 237. 1833. Fig. 2j

Terricolous herb. Leaf 1, sessile, apical; blade green with dark green macules, coriaceous, flat to slightly concave, conduplicate, oblong to slightly elliptic, obscurely parallel-veined, apex acute. Inflorescence in raceme, rarely in panicle, lateral, 7-9-flowered, glabrous. Flowers resupinate, calcarate; sepals and petals brownish, immaculate; lip white, pink at the lateral margins, trilobed.

Distribution: Tropical Africa and the Neotropics; in Brazil, occurs in the Atlantic Forest, Amazon, Caatinga and Cerrado domains (Govaerts et al. c2020, Machnicki-Reis and Smidt c2020).

Specimens examined: 4 Mar 2004 (fl, fr), L.J.T. Cardoso 116 (RB); 22º57’40’’ S, 43º10’49’’ W, 12 Apr 2017 (fl, fr), R. Silva 1 (RFA) .