Myrmecophila

Myrmecophila tibicinis (Typus)

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: Myrmecophila

Overview of species (9)

M. brysiana – M. christinae – M. exaltata – M. galeottiana – M. grandiflora – M. humboldtii – M. thomsoniana – M. tibicinis – M. wendlandii

Nothospecies: (3)

M. × laguna-guerrerae – M. × parkinsoniana – M. × rechingeriana

Name

Myrmecophila Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 25: 50 (1917)

• Type species: Myrmecophila tibicinis (Bateman ex Lindl.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 25: 51 (1917)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Southern America Caribbean Aruba, Cayman Islands, Netherlands Antilles. Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras. Northern South America Venezuela. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 282 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Rolfe, R.A. 1917. Orchid Review 25 (291): 50–51.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Myrmecophila. Accessed: 2021 Aug 19.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Myrmecophila in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 19. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Myrmecophila in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Myrmecophila. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Myrmecophila. Published online. Accessed: 19 Aug 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Myrmecophila. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Мирмекофила
коми: Мирмекофила
кырык мары: Мирмекофила
удмурт: Мирмекофила
中文: 蚁蕉兰属

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