Myrmecophila humboldtii

Myrmecophila humboldtii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Laeliinae
Alliance:	Cattleya
Genus:	Myrmecophila
Species:	M. humboldtii
Binomial name
*Myrmecophila humboldtii* Rolfe, 1917
Synonyms
Epidendrum humboldtii Rchb.f. Schomburgkia humboldtii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. Bletia humboldtii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers Laelia humboldtii (Rchb.f.) L.O.Williams Schomburgkia humboldtii var. breviscapa H.G.Jones

Myrmecophila humboldtii is a species of orchid. The species is named after Alexander von Humboldt. Its natural distribution is from Venezuela and the ABC islands (Bonaire and Curaçao; apparently extinct in Aruba).