Myoxanthus

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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
Myoxanthus exasperatus Myoxanthus fimbriatus Myoxanthus lonchophyllus Myoxanthus octomeriae Myoxanthus punctatus Myoxanthus reymondii Myoxanthus seidelii etc.

Myoxanthus (from Greek for "dormouse" and "flower") is a genus of orchids with about 50 species, widely distributed in Central and South America. This genus is a close ally of Pleurothallis.

The genera Chaetocephala Barb.Rodr., Dubois-Reymondia H.Karst., Duboisia H.Karst. and Reymondia H.Karst. & Kuntze have been included in Myoxanthus.

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