Epidendrum myrmecophorum

Epidendrum myrmecophorum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Epidendrum
Species: Epidendrum myrmecophorum

Name

Epidendrum myrmecophorum Barb.Rodr., Vellosia, ed. 2, 1: 123 (1891)

References

• Barbosa Rodrigues, J. (1891) Vellozia; publicação do centro de pesquisas florestais e conservação do natureza. 1: 123.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 236 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Epidendrum myrmecophorum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 28. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2013. Epidendrum myrmecophorum in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Dec. 28.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Epidendrum myrmecophorum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Dec. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Epidendrum myrmecophorum. Published online. Accessed: 28. Dec. 2013.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America  Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central. Regional: Northern South America Venezuela. Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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