Myoxanthus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Myoxanthus

Overview of species (49)

M. aciculifolius – M. affinis – M. antennifer – M. ceratothallis – M. cereus – M. chloe – M. cimex – M. colothrix – M. congestus – M. dasyllis – M. ephelis – M. epibator – M. eumeces – M. exasperatus – M. fimbriatus – M. frutex – M. georgei – M. gorgon – M. gyas – M. hirsuticaulis – M. hirtipes – M. hystrix – M. lonchophyllus – M. mejiae – M. melittanthus – M. merae – M. monophyllus – M. montanus – M. neillii – M. octomerioides – M. ortizianus – M. ovatipetalus – M. parvilabius – M. priapus – M. pulvinatus – M. punctatus – M. reymondii – M. ruschii – M. sarcodactylae – M. scandens – M. seidelii – M. serripetalus – M. simplicicaulis – M. sotoanus – M. speciosus – M. trachychlamys – M. uxorius – M. werneri – M. xiphion

Name

Myoxanthus Poepp. & Endl., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 50 (1836)

Type species: Myoxanthus monophyllus Poepp. & Endl., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 50 (1836)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
- Duboisia H.Karst., Allg. Gartenzeitung 15: 394 (1847), nom. illeg.
- Dubois-Reymondia H.Karst., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 6: 397 (1848)
- Chaetocephala Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 37 (1881)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Mexico
  - Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
- Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
- Northern South America
  - Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.
- Brazil
  - Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Poeppig, E.F. & Endlicher, S.L. 1836. Nova Genera ac Species Plantarum 1: 50.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 370 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Myoxanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 25. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Myoxanthus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 25. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Myoxanthus. Published online. Accessed: 25 February 2019. Reference page.
The Plant List 2013. Myoxanthus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 February 25.
Tropicos.org 2019. Myoxanthus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 February 2019. Reference page.