Myrmechis

Myrmechis japonica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Goodyerinae
Genus: Myrmechis

Overview of species (11)

M. bakhimensis – M. bilobulifera – M. chalmersii – M. chinensis – M. drymoglossifolia – M. glabra – M. gracilis – M. japonica – M. kinabaluensis – M. philippinensis – M. pumila

Name

Myrmechis Blume, Coll. Orchid.: 76 (1859)

• Type species: Myrmechis gracilis, (Blume) Blume, Coll. Orchid.: 76 (1859)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Ramphidia Miq., Fl. Ned. Ind. 3: 730 (1858)
  • Tubilabium J.J.Sm., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg, III, 9: 446 (1928)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Tibet. Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Taiwan. Russian Far East Kuril Islands. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal. Indo-China Myanmar, Thailand. Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera. Papuasia New Guinea. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Blume, C.L. 1859. Collection des Orchidées 76, pl. 21.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 129 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
  

Links

• 'eFloras 2009. Myrmechis in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Myrmechis
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2020. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Myrmechis. Accessed: 2020 Aug 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Myrmechis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Aug 25. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Myrmechis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Aug 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Myrmechis. Published online. Accessed: 25 Aug 2020.
• The Plant List 2013. Myrmechis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Aug 25.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Myrmechis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Aug 25.

Vernacular names

日本語: アリドオシラン属
перем коми: Мирмехис
коми: Мирмехис
кырык мары: Мирмехис
中文: 全唇兰属

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