Myrmecophila brysiana

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
  • Schomburgkia brysiana Lem., Jard. Fleur. 1(Misc.): 34 (1851).
  • Schomburgkia campecheana (Lem.) Kraenzl. 1903

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

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