Taxonavigation

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Meiracyllium
Species: (2)
M. gemma – M. trinasutum

Name

Meiracyllium Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 1: 12 (1854)

• Type species: Meiracyllium trinasutum  Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 1: 12 (1854)

References

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1854. Xenia Orchidacea 1: 12.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 276 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Meiracyllium in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Mar. 1. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2013. Meiracyllium in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2013 July 22.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Meiracyllium. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Mar. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Meiracyllium. Published online. Accessed: 1. Mar. 2013.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Meiracyllium - range map Continental: Northern America  Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Continental: Southern America  Regional: Central America El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

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