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Myrmecophila brysiana

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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]

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. ^ a b c Govaerts, R. "Myrmecophila brysiana (Lem.) G.C.Kenn., Orchid Digest 43: 210 (1979)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ a b c "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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Myrmecophila brysiana: Brief Summary

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

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

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