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banana orchids
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banana orchids

Myrmecophila

Myrmecophila is a genus of plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae. It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and Venezuela.

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10 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Christina’s Ant-loving Orchid

speciesMyrmecophila christinae

Myrmecophila grandiflora

speciesMyrmecophila grandiflora

Myrmecophila tibicinis

speciesMyrmecophila tibicinis

Banana Orchid

speciesMyrmecophila thomsoniana

Myrmecophila galeottiana

speciesMyrmecophila galeottiana

humboldt's banana orchid

speciesMyrmecophila humboldtii

Myrmecophila brysiana

speciesMyrmecophila brysiana

Myrmecophila wendlandii

speciesMyrmecophila wendlandii

Myrmecophila exaltata

speciesMyrmecophila exaltata

Myrmecophila × laguna-guerrerae

hybridMyrmecophila × laguna-guerrerae

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 210612.