Myoxanthus

Myoxanthus
	Myoxanthus lonchophyllus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Pleurothallidinae
Genus:	Myoxanthus; 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")^[1] is a genus of orchids with about 50 species, widely distributed in Central and South America.^[2] This genus is a close ally of Pleurothallis.

The genera Chaetocephala

H.Karst. & Kuntze have been included in Myoxanthus.^{[citation needed}

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References

^ Luer, Carlyle A. (1982-08-01). "A reevaluation of the genus myoxanthus (orchidaceae)". Selbyana. 7 (1). Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Inc.: 35. Retrieved 2023-06-11 – via JSTOR. Etymology: From the Greek myoxos (μυωξος), "a dormouse," and anthos (ανθος), "flower," referring to some obscure character of the flower.
doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.507.3.1
. Retrieved 2023-06-11 – via Biotaxa. The genus is distributed from southern Mexico throughout Central America to Bolivia and Brazil.

^ "Myoxanthus Poepp. & Endl". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Heterotypic Synonyms. Archived from the original on 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2023-06-11.

Taxon identifiers
Myoxanthus

Wikidata: Q3308433

Wikispecies: Myoxanthus

BOLD: 431908

CoL: 8VZJQ

EoL: 30029

GBIF: 2801819

GRIN: 7903

iNaturalist: 272933

IPNI: 327094-2

IRMNG: 1290269

NCBI: 125455

Open Tree of Life: 556696

POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:327094-2

Tropicos: 40024247

WFO: wfo-4000025100

Authority control databases: National

Israel

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[1] Luer, Carlyle A. (1982-08-01). "A reevaluation of the genus myoxanthus (orchidaceae)". Selbyana. 7 (1). Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Inc.: 35. Retrieved 2023-06-11 – via JSTOR. Etymology: From the Greek myoxos (μυωξος), "a dormouse," and anthos (ανθος), "flower," referring to some obscure character of the flower.

[2] :10.11646/phytotaxa.507.3.1
. Retrieved 2023-06-11 – via Biotaxa. The genus is distributed from southern Mexico throughout Central America to Bolivia and Brazil.

[3] "Myoxanthus Poepp. & Endl". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Heterotypic Synonyms. Archived from the original on 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2023-06-11.

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