Myrmecophila brysiana is an orchid in the genus Myrmecophila.[1] A common name for the species is Brys's schomburgkia.[2] It was first described by Charles Antoine Lemaire in 1851.[3]

Myrmecophila brysiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Myrmecophila
Species:	M. brysiana
Binomial name
Myrmecophila brysiana (Lem.) G.C.Kenn., Orchid Digest 43: 210 (1979)
Synonyms[1]
Schomburgkia brysiana Lem., Jard. Fleur. 1(Misc.): 34 (1851).[1] Schomburgkia campecheana (Lem.) Kraenzl. 1903[2]

It is found growing along rivers and seashores in dense mangroves[2] in Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, southeast Mexico and the southwest Caribbean).[4] The flowers show significant variation and may indicate this is more than one species.[5]

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