Myoxanthus

Myoxanthus
	Myoxanthus lonchophyllus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Pleurothallidinae
Genus:	Myoxanthus; Poepp. & Endl.
Species
	Myoxanthus affinis; Myoxanthus cimex; Myoxanthus conceicioensis; Myoxanthus exasperatus; Myoxanthus fimbriatus; Myoxanthus georgei; Myoxanthus gorgon; Myoxanthus hirsuticaulis; Myoxanthus lonchophyllus; Myoxanthus monophyllus; Myoxanthus octomeriae; Myoxanthus pulvinatus; Myoxanthus punctatus; Myoxanthus reymondii; Myoxanthus seidelii; Myoxanthus serripetalus; Myoxanthus speciosus; Myoxanthus uxorius; etc.;

Myoxanthus (from Greek for "dormouse" and "flower") is a genus of orchids with about 50 species, widely distributed in Central and South America. This genus is a close ally of Pleurothallis.

The genera Chaetocephala Barb.Rodr., Dubois-Reymondia H.Karst., Duboisia H.Karst. and Reymondia H.Karst. & Kuntze have been included in Myoxanthus.

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