Myrmecophila brysiana

Myrmecophila brysiana is an orchid in the genus Myrmecophila.[1] A common name for the species is Brys's schomburgkia.[2] It was first described by Charles Antoine Lemaire in 1851.[3]

Myrmecophila brysiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Myrmecophila
Species:
M. brysiana
Binomial name
Myrmecophila brysiana
(Lem.) G.C.Kenn., Orchid Digest 43: 210 (1979)
Synonyms[1]
  • Schomburgkia brysiana Lem., Jard. Fleur. 1(Misc.): 34 (1851).[1]
  • Schomburgkia campecheana (Lem.) Kraenzl. 1903[2]

It is found growing along rivers and seashores in dense mangroves[2] in Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, southeast Mexico and the southwest Caribbean).[4] The flowers show significant variation and may indicate this is more than one species.[5]

References
  1. Govaerts, R. "Myrmecophila brysiana (Lem.) G.C.Kenn., Orchid Digest 43: 210 (1979)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. "IOSPE PHOTOS". www.orchidspecies.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  3. Lemaire, (Antoine) Charles (1851). "Misc. 34". Jardin Fleuriste 1. v. 1.
  4. Govaerts, R.; et al. (2018). "Myrmecophila brysiana (Lem.) G.C.Kenn". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  5. Germán Carnevali Fernández-Concha. "Desde el Herbario CICY". www.cicy.mx. Herbarium CICY, Scientific Research Center of Yucatán. Retrieved 8 October 2016.


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