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Dancing Ladies (Myrmecophila tibicinis)

Myrmecophila tibicinis is an epiphytic orchid from Central America, notable for its hollow, ant-inhabited pseudobulbs. It features showy flowers on long inflorescences.

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Synonyms
Bletia tibicinis (Bateman ex Lindl.) Rchb.f.
Cattleya tibicinis (Bateman ex Lindl.) Beer
Epidendrum tibicinis Bateman ex Lindl.
Laelia tibicinis (Bateman ex Lindl.) L.O.Williams
Schomburgkia campecheana Kraenzl.
Schomburgkia intermedia (H.G.Jones) Withner
Schomburgkia tibicinis (Bateman ex Lindl.) Bateman
Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classLiliopsida
  • orderAsparagales
  • familyOrchidaceae
  • genusMyrmecophila
  • speciesMyrmecophila tibicinis