| Classification | Orchidaceae: Maxillaria | 
| Complex Object | This is a complex collection object (3 items with 3 preparations) | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00045366; 00084682; 00084930 | 
| Type Status | TypeMaterial | 
| Collector | A. Alfaro Gonzalez | 
| Collector number | 284 | 
| Country | Costa Rica | 
| Geography | North America: Central America (Region): Costa Rica | 
| Locality | Carretera Fuentes | 
| Date Collected | 1926-08-09 | 
| Elevation | 1400 m | 
| Container | Orchids of Costa Rica | 
| Organism/Item | 1 of 3 | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/a4a481b2-0f13-4a0d-949f-4ffb81c8c355 | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00045366 | 
| Herbarium | AMES | 
| Family | Orchidaceae | 
| Type Status | Holotype | 
| Holotype of | Maxillaria alfaroi Ames & C. Schweinfurth | 
| Verified by | G. A. Romero & T. Chehaibar | 
| Date Determined | 1994-06-** | 
| Determination Remarks | [filed under] [current name] | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Maxillaria alfaroi Ames & C. Schweinfurth) Sched. Orchid. 1930. 10: 83. | 
| Family | Orchidaceae | 
| Determination | Maxillaria alfaroi Ames & C. Schweinfurth | 
| Determination Remarks | [label name] | 
| Accession Number | AMES 33600 | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | Flower | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed | 
| Organism/Item | 2 of 3 | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/c3fda159-2dcb-4336-86ad-3dc6ebcb1bad | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00084682 | 
| Herbarium | AMES | 
| Family | Orchidaceae | 
| Type Status | TypeMaterial | 
| TypeMaterial of | Maxillaria alfaroi Ames & C. Schweinfurth | 
| Verified by | Romero, Gustavo Adolfo & Ferreras, Irina | 
| Date Determined | 2013-09-19 | 
| Determination Remarks | Flower from holotype at AMES [is a fragment] [filed under] [current name] | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Maxillaria alfaroi Ames & C. Schweinfurth) Sched. Orchid. 1930. 10: 83. | 
| Family | Orchidaceae | 
| Determination | Maxillaria alfaroi Ames & C. Schweinfurth | 
| Determination Remarks | [label name] | 
| Annotation Text | sp. nov. | 
| Accession Number | AMES 33600 | 
| Subcollection | Orchid Slide Cabinets | 
| Phenology | Flower | 
| Preparation Type | Microscope slide | 
| Preparation Method | Glycerine | 
| Organism/Item | 3 of 3 | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/05948a83-bb89-4abc-bc6c-c478e7fb2156 | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00084930 | 
| Herbarium | AMES | 
| Family | Orchidaceae | 
| Type Status | TypeMaterial | 
| TypeMaterial of | Maxillaria alfaroi Ames & C. Schweinfurth | 
| Verified by | Romero, Gustavo Adolfo & Ferreras, Irina | 
| Date Determined | 2014-10-28 | 
| Determination Remarks | Flower from holotype at AMES [is a fragment] [filed under] [current name] | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Maxillaria alfaroi Ames & C. Schweinfurth) Sched. Orchid. 1930. 10: 83. | 
| Phenology | Flower | 
| Preparation Type | Jar | 
| Preparation Method | SpiritMedium |