Myrmecophila humboldtii

Myrmecophila humboldtii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Laeliinae
Alliance:	Cattleya
Genus:	Myrmecophila
Species:	M. humboldtii
Binomial name
	Myrmecophila humboldtii; Rolfe, 1917
Synonyms
	Epidendrum humboldtii Rchb.f.; Schomburgkia humboldtii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Bletia humboldtii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers; Laelia humboldtii (Rchb.f.) L.O.Williams; Schomburgkia humboldtii var. breviscapa H.G.Jones;

Myrmecophila humboldtii is a species of orchid.^[1] The species is named after Alexander von Humboldt. Its natural distribution is from Venezuela and the ABC islands (Bonaire and Curaçao; apparently extinct in Aruba).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Govaerts, R. "Myrmecophila humboldtii (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 25: 51 (1917)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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