Meiracyllium

Meiracyllium, abbreviated as Mrclm in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids and the sole genus of the subtribe Meiracyllinae. The genus was erected by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach. It is native to Mexico and Central America. At present (June 2014), two species are recognized:[1][2][3]

Meiracyllium
Meiracyllium trinasutum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Meiracyllium
Rchb.f.
Range:
  Meiracyllium gemma
  Meiracyllium trinasutum

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Hágsater, E. & M. Soto. 2003. Orchids of Mexico. Icones Orchidacearum (Mexico) 5–6: i–xxii, t. 501–t. 700
  3. Ames, O. & D. S. Correll. 1953. Orchids of Guatemala. Fieldiana, Botany 26(2): 399–727


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