Myrmecophila galeottiana

Myrmecophila galeottiana

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
Species: Myrmecophila galeottiana

Name

Myrmecophila galeottiana (A.Rich.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 25: 51 (1917)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Schomburgkia galeottiana A.Rich., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 3: 23 (1845)
• Homotypic
  • Laelia galeottiana (A.Rich.) Lindl. ex Heynh., Alph. Aufz. Gew.: 20 (1846)
• Heterotypic
  • Schomburgkia chionodora Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 25: 73 (1886)
  • Schomburgkia chionodora var. kimballiana Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 3: 136 (1888)
  • Schomburgkia lepidissima Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 5: 72 (1889)
  • Schomburgkia sanderiana Rolfe, Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 9: 202 (1891)
  • Myrmecophila chionodora (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 25: 51 (1917)
  • Myrmecophila lepidissima (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 25: 51 (1917)
  • Myrmecophila sanderiana (Rolfe) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 25: 51 (1917)
  • Laelia sawyeri L.O.Williams, Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 11: 329 (1943)
  • Schomburgkia galeottiana var. kimballiana (Rchb.f.) H.G.Jones, Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 32: 9 (1963)
  • Schomburgkia galeottiana var. chionodora (Rchb.f.) H.G.Jones, Ceiba 14: 10 (1967)
  • Schomburgkia sawyeri (L.O.Williams) Withner, Cattleyas & Relatives 3: 41 (1993)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Mexico Mexico Southwest. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rolfe, R.A. 1917. Orchid Revue 25: 51.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Myrmecophila galeottiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 January 20. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Myrmecophila galeottiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 January 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Myrmecophila galeottiana. Published online. Accessed: 20 January 2020.
• The Plant List 2013. Myrmecophila galeottiana in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2020 January 20.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Myrmecophila galeottiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 January 2020.

Vernacular names

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