''Myoxanthus'' (from
Greek for "dormouse" and "flower") is a
genus of
orchids with about 50
species, widely distributed in
Central
Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object.
Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
* Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...
and
South America. This genus is a close ally of ''
Pleurothallis''.
The genera ''Chaetocephala''
Barb.Rodr., ''Dubois-Reymondia''
H.Karst.
Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten (6 November 1817, in Stralsund – 10 July 1908, in Zoppot) was a German botanist and geologist.
Born in Stralsund, he followed the example of Alexander von Humboldt and traveled 1844-56 the northern part of So ...
, ''Duboisia''
H.Karst.
Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten (6 November 1817, in Stralsund – 10 July 1908, in Zoppot) was a German botanist and geologist.
Born in Stralsund, he followed the example of Alexander von Humboldt and traveled 1844-56 the northern part of So ...
and ''Reymondia''
H.Karst.
Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten (6 November 1817, in Stralsund – 10 July 1908, in Zoppot) was a German botanist and geologist.
Born in Stralsund, he followed the example of Alexander von Humboldt and traveled 1844-56 the northern part of So ...
& Kuntze have been included in ''Myoxanthus''.
References
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Pleurothallidinae genera
Taxa named by Eduard Friedrich Poeppig