Myrmecophila humboldtii
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Myrmecophila humboldtii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Myrmecophila |
Species: | M. humboldtii
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Binomial name | |
Myrmecophila humboldtii Rolfe, 1917
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Myrmecophila humboldtii is a species of orchid.[1] The species is named after Alexander von Humboldt. Its natural distribution is from Venezuela and the ABC islands (Bonaire and Curaçao; apparently extinct in Aruba).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Govaerts, R. "Myrmecophila humboldtii (Rchb.f.) Rolfe, Orchid Rev. 25: 51 (1917)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.