Microepidendrum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae, with a single species Microepidendrum subulatifolium, native to southwest Mexico.[3] The genus was established in 2002.[2] Microepidendrum subulatifolium was first described in 1845 as Epidendrum subulatifolium.[1]

Microepidendrum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Microepidendrum
Brieger ex W.E.Higgins[2]
Species:
M. subulatifolium
Binomial name
Microepidendrum subulatifolium
(A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Encyclia subulatifolia (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Dressler
  • Epidendrum subulatifolium A.Rich. & Galeotti

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Microepidendrum subulatifolium (A.Rich. & Galeotti) W.E.Higgins", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-07-29
  2. ^ a b "Microepidendrum Brieger ex W.E.Higgins", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-07-29
  3. ^ "Microepidendrum Brieger ex W.E.Higgins", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-07-29