Green Medusa Orchid

Microthelys is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Its species are native to Mexico, Central America and Ecuador.^[1]

1. Microthelys constricta (Szlach.) Szlach. - central Mexico
2. Microthelys hintoniorum (Todzia) Szlach., Rutk. & Mytnik - Nuevo León
3. Microthelys intagana (Dodson & Dressler) Szlach. - Ecuador
4. Microthelys markowskiana (Szlach.) Szlach. - Oaxaca
5. Microthelys minutiflora (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Garay - from San Luis Potosí south to Guatemala
6. Microthelys nutantiflora (Schltr.) Garay - Guatemala, Costa Rica
7. Microthelys rubrocallosa (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) Garay - from central Mexico south to Guatemala

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Garay, L.A. (1980) Botanical Museum Leaflets 28 (4): 336.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003) Genera Orchidacearum 3: 227 ff. Oxford University Press.
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart