Myrmecophila brysiana
Appearance
Myrmecophila brysiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Myrmecophila |
Species: | M. brysiana
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Binomial name | |
Myrmecophila brysiana | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Myrmecophila brysiana is an orchid in the genus Myrmecophila.[1] A common name for the species is Brys's schomburgkia.[2] It was first described by Charles Antoine Lemaire in 1851.[3]
It is found growing along rivers and seashores in dense mangroves[2] in Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, southeast Mexico and the southwest Caribbean).[4] The flowers show significant variation and may indicate this is more than one species.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Govaerts, R. "Myrmecophila brysiana (Lem.) G.C.Kenn., Orchid Digest 43: 210 (1979)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ a b c "IOSPE PHOTOS". www.orchidspecies.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ Lemaire, (Antoine) Charles (1851). "Misc. 34". Jardin Fleuriste 1. v. 1.
- ^ Govaerts, R.; et al. (2018). "Myrmecophila brysiana (Lem.) G.C.Kenn". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
- ^ Germán Carnevali Fernández-Concha. "Desde el Herbario CICY". www.cicy.mx. Herbarium CICY, Scientific Research Center of Yucatán. Retrieved 8 October 2016.