Myrmecophila brysiana

Myrmecophila brysiana is an orchid in the genus Myrmecophila.[1] A common name for the species is Brys's schomburgkia.[2] It was first described by Charles Antoine Lemaire in 1851.[3]

Myrmecophila brysiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Myrmecophila
Species:	M. brysiana
Binomial name
Myrmecophila brysiana (Lem.) G.C.Kenn., Orchid Digest 43: 210 (1979)
Synonyms[1]
Schomburgkia brysiana Lem., Jard. Fleur. 1(Misc.): 34 (1851).[1] Schomburgkia campecheana (Lem.) Kraenzl. 1903[2]

It is found growing along rivers and seashores in dense mangroves[2] in Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, southeast Mexico and the southwest Caribbean).[4] The flowers show significant variation and may indicate this is more than one species.[5]

References

1. Govaerts, R. "Myrmecophila brysiana (Lem.) G.C.Kenn., Orchid Digest 43: 210 (1979)". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
2. "IOSPE PHOTOS". www.orchidspecies.com. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
3. Lemaire, (Antoine) Charles (1851). "Misc. 34". Jardin Fleuriste 1. v. 1.
4. Govaerts, R.; et al. (2018). "Myrmecophila brysiana (Lem.) G.C.Kenn". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
5. Germán Carnevali Fernández-Concha. "Desde el Herbario CICY". www.cicy.mx. Herbarium CICY, Scientific Research Center of Yucatán. Retrieved 8 October 2016.