''Myrmecophila tibicinis'' is an

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

in the genus ''

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. Species in this genus are either Epiphyte, epiphytic or Lithophyte, lithophytic in their ...

''.Govaerts, R. ''et al.'' 2018. A common name for the species is the trumpet player's Schomburgkia. It was first described by

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in 1838, as ''Epidendrum tibicinis'', and assigned to the genus ''

'' by Rolfe in 1917.Rolfe,R.A. 1917
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/ref> It is found growing in seasonally dry deciduous forest at elevations from 300 to 600 metres in full sun on trunks and larger branches in

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and

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. The

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are large (18 in or 45 cm) and in the wild, there are always ants living in the pseudobulb, with their debris supplying additional nutrients.Rico-Gray, V, Barber, J.T., Thien, L.B., Ellgaard, E.G., Toney, J.J. (1989) An Unusual Animal-Plant Interaction: Feeding of ''Schomburgkia tibicinis'' (Orchidaceae) by Ants. ''

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'' 76, 603-608
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/ref> It may be confused with '' M. brysiana'' but differs in having a larger magenta flower and a larger column while ''M. brysiana'' has smaller flowers which are yellow.

References

Taxa named by John Lindley Orchids of Central America Orchids of Belize Flora of Honduras Flora of Venezuela Flora of Costa Rica Flora of Colombia Flora of Belize Flora of Guatemala Laeliinae {{Laeliinae-stub