Myoxanthus congestus

Myoxanthus congestus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

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

Name

Myoxanthus congestus (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Soto Arenas, Icon. Orchid. 10: t. 1053. (2008)

Synonymy

  • Basionym
    • Pleurothallis congesta A.Rich. & Galeotti, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., III, 3: 17 (1845)
  • Heterotypic
    • Pleurothallis octomeriae Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 17: 21 (1922)
    • Pleurothallis cerea Ames, Schedul. Orchid. 4: 19 (1923)
    • Pleurothallis ramentacea Garay & Dunst., Venez. Orchids Ill. 6: 364 (1976)
    • Myoxanthus octomeriae (Schltr.) Luer, Selbyana 7: 47 (1982)
    • Myoxanthus octomerioides var. octomeriae (Schltr.) O.Gruss & M.Wolff, Orchid. Atlas: 237 (2007)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Southeast.
  • Southern America
    • Central America
      • Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama.
    • Northern South America
      • Guyana, Venezuela.
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia.

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

References

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Vernacular names


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