Myoxanthus sarcodactylae (Luer) Luer (1982a: 49)

Rojas-Alvarado, Gustavo, Blanco, Mario A. & Karremans, Adam P., 2021, A taxonomic synopsis and morphological characterization of Myoxanthus (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae), Phytotaxa 507 (3), pp. 211-258 : 248-249

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scientific name	Myoxanthus sarcodactylae (Luer) Luer (1982a: 49)
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44. Myoxanthus sarcodactylae (Luer) Luer (1982a: 49) View in CoL . (Fig. 18B)

Basionym: Pleurothallis sarcodactylae Luer (1976a: 422) View in CoL .

TYPE:— ECUADOR. Napo: epiphytic in forest 15 Km west of Tena , 600 m, 26 Jul 1975, Luer, Luer & Wilhelm 621 (holotype: SEL!; isotype: K!).

Distribution: — Ecuador.

Notes:— According to Luer (1992), this uncommon species endemic to central Ecuador is closely related to M. octomerioides . However, its yellowish flowers are morphologically similar to those of M. congestus and M. pulvinatus . This species is recognized by its abaxially slightly pubescent yellowish flowers and petals with the margins above the middle thicker, forming a sulcus at the abaxial surface, a feature shown in the illustration of the type and the photo here (Fig. 18B).

References

Luer, C. A. (1976 a) Icones pleurothallidinarum (Orchidaceae). Pleurothallis of Ecuador - IV. Selbyana 1: 410 - 425.

Luer, C. A. (1982 a) A reevaluation of the genus Myoxanthus (Orchidaceae). Selbyana 7: 34 - 54. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 14425

Luer, C. A. (1992) Icones pleurothallidinarum IX. Systematic of Myoxanthus. Addenda to Platystele, Pleurothallis, subgenus Scopula and Scaphosepalum (Orchidaceae). Monographs in Systematic Botany, Missouri Botanical Garden 44: 1 - 128.