Meiracyllium, abbreviated as Mrclm in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids and the sole genus of the subtribe Meiracyllinae. The genus was erected by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach. It is native to Mexico and Central America.

Meiracyllium
Meiracyllium trinasutum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Meiracyllium
Rchb.f.
Range:
  Meiracyllium gemma
  Meiracyllium trinasutum

Species

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At present (June 2014), two species are recognized:[1][2][3]

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
  Meiracyllium gemma Rchb.f. Sinaloa, Jalisco, Colima, Durango, Michoacán, Guerrero, Nayarit, Oaxaca 700–1,500 metres (2,300–4,900 ft)
  Meiracyllium trinasutum Rchb.f. Oaxaca, Chiapas, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras 1,300 metres (4,300 ft)


References

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  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Hágsater, E. & M. Soto. 2003. Orchids of Mexico. Icones Orchidacearum (Mexico) 5–6: i–xxii, t. 501–t. 700
  3. ^ Ames, O. & D. S. Correll. 1953. Orchids of Guatemala. Fieldiana, Botany 26(2): 399–727
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