Myrmecophila thomsoniana

Myrmecophila thomsoniana
var. thomsoniana

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 thomsoniana
Varietates: (2)
M. t. var. minor – M. t. var. thomsoniana

Name

Myrmecophila thomsoniana (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 25: 51 (1917)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Schomburgkia thomsoniana Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 2: 38 (1887)
• Homotypic
  • Laelia thomsoniana (Rchb.f.) L.O.Williams, Darwiniana 5: 77 (1941)
  • Schomburgkia brysiana var. thomsoniana (Rchb.f.) H.G.Jones, Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 32: 8 (1963)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Caribbean Cayman Islands. 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 thomsoniana 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 thomsoniana 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 thomsoniana. Published online. Accessed: 20 January 2020.
• The Plant List 2013. Myrmecophila thomsoniana in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2020 January 20.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Myrmecophila thomsoniana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 January 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Banana Orchid
中文: 蚁兰, 香蕉兰

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