- Myoxanthus
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Myoxanthus Myoxanthus lonchophyllus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Epidendroideae Tribe: Epidendreae Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae Genus: Myoxanthus
Poepp. & Endl.Species - Myoxanthus affinis
- Myoxanthus cimex
- Myoxanthus conceicioensis
- Myoxanthus exasperatus
- Myoxanthus fimbriatus
- Myoxanthus georgei
- Myoxanthus gorgon
- Myoxanthus hirsuticaulis
- Myoxanthus lonchophyllus
- Myoxanthus monophyllus
- Myoxanthus octomeriae
- Myoxanthus pulvinatus
- Myoxanthus punctatus
- Myoxanthus reymondii
- Myoxanthus seidelii
- Myoxanthus serripetalus
- Myoxanthus speciosus
- Myoxanthus uxorius
- etc.
Myoxanthus (from Greek for "dormouse" and "flower") is a genus of orchids with about 50 species, widely distributed in Central and South America. This genus is a close ally of Pleurothallis.
The genera Chaetocephala Barb.Rodr., Dubois-Reymondia H.Karst., Duboisia H.Karst. and Reymondia H.Karst. & Kuntze have been included in Myoxanthus.
Categories:- Orchid genera
- Epidendroideae
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