Malaxis discolor

Malaxis discolor
1863 lithograph[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Malaxideae
Genus: Malaxis
Species: M. discolor
Binomial name
Malaxis discolor
(Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
Synonyms[2]
  • Microstylis discolor Lindl. 1830
  • Seidenfia discolor (Lindl.) Szlach. 1995

Malaxis discolor is a species of orchid that is endemic to Sri Lanka.

It generally has purple leaves and yellow flowers.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" vol. 89 (Ser. 3 no. 19) plate 5403 by Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892), Description by William Jackson Hooker (1785—1865) as Malaxis discolor
  2. ↑ The Plant List, Malaxis discolor (Lindl.) Kuntze
  3. ↑ Lindley, John 1830. Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 20 in Latin
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