Myoxanthus (from Greek for "dormouse" and "flower")[2] is a genus of orchids with over 50 species, widely distributed in southern Mexico, Central America, and tropical South America.[1][3] This genus is a close ally of Pleurothallis.
| Myoxanthus | |
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| Myoxanthus lonchophyllus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Pleurothallidinae |
| Genus: | Myoxanthus Poepp. & Endl. |
| Species[1] | |
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54; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The genera Chaetocephala Barb.Rodr., Dubois-reymondia H.Karst., and Duboisia H.Karst. have been included in Myoxanthus.[4]
Species
edit54 species are accepted.[1]
- Myoxanthus aciculifolius Luer
- Myoxanthus affinis (Lindl.) Luer
- Myoxanthus anancusiensis H.R.Quispe, R.D.Cuadros & F.H.Calderon
- Myoxanthus antennifer Luer & Hirtz
- Myoxanthus bolivianus Karremans, I.Jiménez & M.Zárate
- Myoxanthus ceratothallis (Rchb.f.) Luer
- Myoxanthus cereus (Ames) Luer ex Rojas-Alv. & Karremans
- Myoxanthus chloe (Luer & R.Vásquez) Luer
- Myoxanthus cimex (Luer & R.Escobar) Luer
- Myoxanthus claudiana Uribe Vélez, Sauleda & Szlach.
- Myoxanthus colothrix (Luer) Luer
- Myoxanthus conceicioensis M.Frey & N.Sanson
- Myoxanthus congestus (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Soto Arenas (synonym Myoxanthus octomeriae (Schltr.) Luer)
- Myoxanthus dasyllis Luer & Hirtz
- Myoxanthus ephelis (Luer) Luer
- Myoxanthus epibator Luer & R.Escobar
- Myoxanthus eumeces (Luer) Luer
- Myoxanthus exasperatus (Lindl.) Luer
- Myoxanthus fimbriatus Luer & Hirtz
- Myoxanthus frutex (Schltr.) Luer
- Myoxanthus georgei (Luer) Luer
- Myoxanthus gorgon Luer
- Myoxanthus gyas (Luer & R.Vásquez) Luer
- Myoxanthus herzogii (Schltr.) Luer
- Myoxanthus hirsuticaulis (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Luer
- Myoxanthus hystrix (Rchb.f.) Luer
- Myoxanthus lonchophyllus (Barb.Rodr.) Luer
- Myoxanthus mejiae (Garay & Dunst.) Luer
- Myoxanthus melittanthus (Schltr.) Luer
- Myoxanthus merae (Luer) Luer
- Myoxanthus monophyllus Poepp. & Endl.
- Myoxanthus montanus P.Ortiz
- Myoxanthus neillii Luer & Dodson
- Myoxanthus octomerioides (Lindl.) Luer
- Myoxanthus oliviae Kolan. & Szlach.
- Myoxanthus ortizianus Kolan. & Szlach.
- Myoxanthus panamensis Rojas-Alv. & Karremans
- Myoxanthus parahybunensis (Barb.Rodr.) Luer
- Myoxanthus parvilabius (C.Schweinf.) Luer
- Myoxanthus pennellius (Luer) Rojas-Alv. & Karremans
- Myoxanthus priapus Luer
- Myoxanthus pulvinatus (Barb.Rodr.) Luer
- Myoxanthus punctatus (Barb.Rodr.) Luer (synonym Myoxanthus seidelii (Pabst) Luer)
- Myoxanthus reymondii (H.Karst.) Luer
- Myoxanthus ruschii Fraga & L.Kollmann
- Myoxanthus sarcodactylae (Luer) Luer
- Myoxanthus scandens (Ames) Luer
- Myoxanthus serripetalus (Kraenzl.) Luer
- Myoxanthus simplicicaulis (C.Schweinf.) Luer
- Myoxanthus sotoanus Pupulin, Bogarín & Mel.Fernández
- Myoxanthus trachychlamys (Schltr.) Luer
- Myoxanthus uxorius (Luer) Luer
- Myoxanthus werneri Luer
- Myoxanthus xiphion Luer
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Myoxanthus Poepp. & Endl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ Luer, Carlyle A. (1982-08-01). "A reevaluation of the genus myoxanthus (orchidaceae)". Selbyana. 7 (1). Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Inc.: 35. JSTOR 41759564. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
Etymology: From the Greek myoxos (μυωξος), "a dormouse," and anthos (ανθος), "flower," referring to some obscure character of the flower.
- ^ Rojas-Alvarado, Gustavo; Blanco, Mario A.; Karremans, Adam P. (2021-06-10). "A taxonomic synopsis and morphological characterization of Myoxanthus (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae)". Phytotaxa. 507 (3). Magnolia Press: 211. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.507.3.1. Retrieved 2023-06-11 – via Biotaxa.
The genus is distributed from southern Mexico throughout Central America to Bolivia and Brazil.
- ^ "Myoxanthus Poepp. & Endl". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Heterotypic Synonyms. Archived from the original on 2023-06-11. Retrieved 2023-06-11.