Myrosmodes

Myrosmodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Cranichidinae
Genus: Myrosmodes
Rchb.f.[1]

Myrosmodes is a genus of flowering plants from the family Orchidaceae, native to South America. As of December 2025, Plants of the World Online accepts the following 14 species:[1]

  • Myrosmodes brevis (Schltr.) Garay
  • Myrosmodes chiogena (Schltr.) C.A.Vargas
  • Myrosmodes cochlearis Garay
  • Myrosmodes filamentosa (Mansf.) Garay
  • Myrosmodes gymnandra (Rchb.f.) C.A.Vargas
  • Myrosmodes nervosa (Kraenzl.) Novoa, C.A.Vargas & Cisternas
  • Myrosmodes noemiae Monsalvo, M.I.Sánchez & Fortunato
  • Myrosmodes nubigena Rchb.f.
  • Myrosmodes paludosa (Rchb.f.) P.Ortiz
  • Myrosmodes reticulata Szlach., Mytnik & S.Nowak
  • Myrosmodes rhynchocarpa (Schltr.) Garay
  • Myrosmodes rostrata (Rchb.f.) Garay
  • Myrosmodes subnivalis Szlach., Mytnik & S.Nowak
  • Myrosmodes ustulata (Schltr.) Garay

References

  1. ^ a b "Myrosmodes Rchb.f." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart