Myoxanthus xiphion Luer (1982a: 51)

Rojas-Alvarado, Gustavo, Blanco, Mario A. & Karremans, Adam P., 2021, A taxonomic synopsis and morphological characterization of Myoxanthus (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae), Phytotaxa 507 (3), pp. 211-258 : 252

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.507.3.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5484855
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0E3EF64D-FF8E-853D-FF26-FF60FC04FE60
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Myoxanthus xiphion Luer (1982a: 51)
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52. Myoxanthus xiphion Luer (1982a: 51) View in CoL . (Fig. 18L)

TYPE:— Ecuador. Napo: epiphytic in wet forest south of Baeza , 1500 m, 11 Aug 1978, Luer, Luer, Andreetta & Hirtz 3267 (holotype,: SEL!).

Distribution: — Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru.

Notes:— This species is similar to M. parvilabius in having lateral sepals connate at the base forming a flat synsepal and falcate petals. However, M. xiphion is distinguished by the caespitose habit vs. proliferous, yellowish flowers vs. purplish and subquadrate base of the petals, trilobed just above the middle and abruptly contracted into a falcate middle lobe vs. obovate base contracted into a slender falcate apex.