Myoxanthus

Myoxanthus
Myoxanthus lonchophyllus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Pleurothallidinae
Genus:	Myoxanthus Poepp. & Endl.
Species [1]
54; see text
Synonyms [1]
ChaetocephalaBarb.Rodr. Dubois-reymondiaH.Karst. DuboisiaH.Karst.

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 .

The genera Chaetocephala Barb.Rodr. , Dubois-reymondia H.Karst. , and Duboisia H.Karst. have been included in Myoxanthus. ^[4]

Species

54 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

1. "Myoxanthus Poepp. & Endl". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 21 August 2025.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. "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.