Myrmecophila tibicinis (Bateman ex Lindl.) Rolfe

Common Name: Fluteplayer's Schomburgkia
Family: Orchidaceae Juss.

Country of Origin: Mexico to N. Venezuela
Habitat: epiphytic

Description: Hollow pseudobulbs are frequently inhabited by ants in a symbiotic relationship.
Synonyms: Epidendrum tibicinis (Bateman) Bateman ex Lindley, Schomburgkia grandiflora Hortorum, Laelia tibicinis (Bateman) Williams, Cattleya tibicinis (Bateman) Beer, Myrmecophila tibicinis (Bateman) Rolfe, Bletia tibicinis (Bateman) Reichenbach f.

Culture: Must be kept dry once the new growth is fully developed. Requires 60% light, semidry. Grows best mounted. W - I

Accession Data:

Accession # 199100477
Source: Unknown
Accession Date: 12-31-1991
Bench: 3219 - ORCH:Nepenthes
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-15-2024
Restrictions:
- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
SubClass: monocots
Order: Asparagales
SubOrder:
Family: Orchidaceae
SubFamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Laeliinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
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2015
2014
2013
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2011
2010
2009
2008

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Northeast / Mexico Gulf / Mexico Southwest / Mexico Southeast / Belize / Costa Rica / Guatemala / Honduras / Venezuela

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 24 May 2015.
WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 24 May 2015
Myrmecophila tibicinis at Orchids Wiki. Accessed 24 May 2015.
Image #00 (cropped) and #01 (original) by Jami Dwyer (http://flickr.com/photos/jamidwyer/2263458243/) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Wednesday, July 19, 2017.

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