Myrmecophila tibicinis

Common name: Fluteplayer's Schomburgkia

Family: Orchidaceae

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Country of Origin: Mexico to N. Venezuela

Description: Hollow pseudobulbs are frequently inhabited by ants in a symbiotic relationship.

Synonyms: Epidendrum tibicinis (Bateman) Bateman ex Lindley, Schomburgkia grandiflora Hortorum, Laelia tibicinis (Bateman) Williams, Cattleya tibicinis (Bateman) Beer, Myrmecophila tibicinis (Bateman) Rolfe, Bletia tibicinis (Bateman) Reichenbach f.

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Source: Unknown

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Culture:

Must be kept dry once the new growth is fully developed. Requires 60% light, semidry. Grows best mounted. W - I

Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: monocots
• Order: Asparagales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Orchidaceae
• SubFamily: Epidendroideae
• Tribe: Epidendreae
• SubTribe: Laeliinae

References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 24 May 2015.
2. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 24 May 2015
3. Myrmecophila tibicinis at Orchids Wiki. Accessed 24 May 2015.
4. Image #00 (cropped) and #01 (original) by Jami Dwyer (http://flickr.com/photos/jamidwyer/2263458243/) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Wednesday, July 19, 2017.

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