Orchidaceae

Myoxanthus Poepp. & Endl.

First published in Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 50 (1836)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to S. Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Rojas-Alvarado, G., Blanco, M.A. & Karremans, A.P. (2021). A taxonomic synopsis and morphological characterization of Myoxanthus (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae). Phytotaxa 507: 211-258.
  • Rojas-Alvarado, K. & Karremans, A.P. (2020). Revision of the Costa Rican species of Myoxanthus (Pleurothallidinae: Orchidaceae). Phytotaxa 448: 1-70.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 15, 2017 Folli, D.A. [1955] Brazil K000940381 Yes
Aug 1, 2017 Barrier, S. [851] Peru K000396205 Yes
Aug 1, 1992 Luer, C; Luer, J; Vasquez, R.; Lara, R. [4975] Bolivia K000583608 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [6511] Ecuador K000583609 Type Yes
Dunsterville, G.C.K. [216] Venezuela K:SPC-34904.000 No
Peru K:SPC-27730.000 No
K:SPC-00536.000 No
K:SPC-27535.000 No
Brazil Chaetocephala K:SPC-22799.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0