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Myrmecophila humboldtii

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Species of orchid

Myrmecophila humboldtii
Myrmecophila humboldtii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Myrmecophila
Species: M. humboldtii
Binomial name
Myrmecophila humboldtii
Rolfe, 1917
Synonyms
  • Epidendrum humboldtii Rchb.f.
  • Schomburgkia humboldtii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
  • Bletia humboldtii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers
  • Laelia humboldtii (Rchb.f.) L.O.Williams
  • Schomburgkia humboldtii var. breviscapa H.G.Jones

Myrmecophila humboldtii is a species of orchid. The species is named after Alexander von Humboldt. Its natural distribution is from Venezuela and the ABC islands (Bonaire and Curaçao; apparently extinct in Aruba).

References

  1. ^ Govaerts, R. "Myrmecophila humboldtii (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 25: 51 (1917)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Taxon identifiers
Myrmecophila humboldtii
Epidendrum humboldtii
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