Myrmecophila (Orchidaceae)

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Myrmecophila']

مصرى: ميرميكوفيلا
перем коми: Мирмекофила
коми: Мирмекофила
кырык мары: Мирмекофила
удмурт: Мирмекофила
中文: 蚁蕉兰属

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Epidendreae • Subtribus: Laeliinae • Genus: Myrmecophila (Orchidaceae) Rolfe (1917)

Genus Myrmecophila Rolfe (1917)

9 Species

Included species (for Kew Gardens 'World Checklist', 20 January 2020):
M. brysiana, M. christinae, M. exaltata, M. galeottiana, M. grandiflora, M. humboldtii, M. thomsoniana, M. tibicinis, M. wendlandii, M. × laguna-guerrerae, M. × parkinsoniana, M. × rechingeriana

Included species (for Tropicos, 20 January 2020):
M. albopurpurea, M. brysiana, M. chionodora, M. christinae, M. exaltata, M. galeottiana, M. grandiflora, M. humboldtii, M. laguna-guerrerae, M. lepidissima, M. olmstediae, M. sanderiana, M. sinuosa, M. thomsoniana, M. tibicinis, M. wendlandii, M. × laguna-guerrerae Note: list containing potentially synonyms

Type species Myrmecophila tibicinis (Bateman ex Lindl.) Rolfe (1917)

Myrmecophila albopurpurea
Myrmecophila brysiana
Myrmecophila christinae
Myrmecophila galeottiana
Myrmecophila grandiflora
Myrmecophila humboldtii
Myrmecophila thomsoniana var. minor
Myrmecophila tibicinis
Type species

3 Nothospecies

See also: Unidentified Myrmecophila.

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition Northern America Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Southern America Caribbean Aruba, Cayman Islands, Netherlands Antilles. Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras. Northern South America Venezuela.