Malaxis histionantha

Malaxis histionantha
1844 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Malaxideae
Genus: Malaxis
Species: M. histionantha
Binomial name
Malaxis histionantha
(Link, Klotzsch & Otto) Garay & Dunst. 1976
Synonyms[2]
  • Microstylis histionantha Link, Klotzsch & Otto 1840
  • Microstylis brenesii Schltr.

Malaxis histionantha is a species of orchid native to Latin America. It is widespread from Mexico to Argentina. It generally has two leaves and a more or less spherical cluster of small green flowers.[3][4][5][6]


References

  1. ↑ 1844 illustration. Source: "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" vol. 70 (new series 17) plate 4103 Author: Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892)
  2. ↑ The Plant List, Malaxis warmingii (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
  3. ↑ Carnevali F., G., J. L. Tapia-Muñoz, R. Jiménez-Machorro, L. Sánchez-Saldaña, L. Ibarra-González, I. M. Ramírez & M. P. Gómez. 2001. Notes on the flora of the Yucatan Peninsula II: a synopsis of the orchid flora of the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula and a tentative checklist of the Orchidaceae of the Yucatan Peninsula biotic province. Harvard Papers in Botany 5(2): 383–466
  4. ↑ Dressler, R.L. 2003. Orchidaceae. En: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. III. B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 93: 1–595
  5. ↑ Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez. (eds.) 1999. Cat. Vasc. Pl. Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75: i–viii, 1–1181
  6. ↑ Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela 1–859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas
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