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Myoxanthus
Sign in to saveMyoxanthus (from Greek for "dormouse" and "flower") is a genus of orchids with over 50 species, widely distributed in southern Mexico, Central America, and tropical South America. This genus is a close ally of Pleurothallis.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 237
- With media
- 210
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, F, GH, SEL, AMES, WIS
- Recorded in
- Honduras, Perú, Colombia, Ecuador, United States, Peru, Venezuela
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Pleurothallidinae
- Image
- Myoxanthus lonchophyllus.jpg
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- Myoxanthus
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- Myoxanthus
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- Category:Myoxanthus
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Myoxanthus (from Greek for "dormouse" and "flower") is a genus of orchids with over 50 species, widely distributed in southern Mexico, Central America, and tropical South America. This genus is a close ally of Pleurothallis.
The genera Chaetocephala Barb.Rodr., Dubois-reymondia H.Karst., and Duboisia H.Karst. have been included in Myoxanthus.
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