Microepidendrum

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Microepidendrum
Microepidendrum subulatifolium, Chiquilistlan, Jal., Mexico imported from iNaturalist photo 53178879.jpg
Microepidendrum subulatifolium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Microepidendrum
Brieger ex W.E.Higgins [1]
Species:
M. subulatifolium
Binomial name
Microepidendrum subulatifolium
(A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins [2]
Synonyms [2]
  • Encyclia subulatifolia(A.Rich. & Galeotti) Dressler
  • Epidendrum subulatifoliumA.Rich. & Galeotti

Microepidendrum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae, with a single species Microepidendrum subulatifolium, native to southwest Mexico. [3] The genus was established in 2002. [1] Microepidendrum subulatifolium was first described in 1845 as Epidendrum subulatifolium. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Microepidendrum Brieger ex W.E.Higgins", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2023-07-29
  2. 1 2 3 "Microepidendrum subulatifolium (A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2023-07-29
  3. "Microepidendrum Brieger ex W.E.Higgins", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2023-07-29