Malaxis wendtii
| Malaxis wendtii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Malaxideae |
| Genus: | Malaxis |
| Species: | M. wendtii |
| Binomial name | |
| Malaxis wendtii Salazar 1993 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Malaxis wendtii, the Wendt's adder's-mouth orchid,[2] is a North American species of orchids native to northern Mexico (Querétaro, Nuevo León, Coahuila) and the US State of Texas.[3][4][5][6]
Malaxis wendtii is an herb up to 45 cm (18 inches) tall. It generally has only one leaf, and above it a long vertical array of small purple flowers.[6]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Malaxis wendtii Salazar
- ↑ "Malaxis wendtii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ↑ González Tamayo, Roberto & Szlachetko, Dariusz L. 1998. Annales Botanici Fennici 35(1): 22
- ↑ Salazar Chávez, Gerardo Adolfo 1993. Orquídea (México D.F..), serie nuevo, 13(2–1): 281
- ↑ Hágsater, E. & M. Soto. 2003. Orchids of Mexico. Icones Orchidacearum (Mexico) 5–6: i–xxii, plates 501–700
- 1 2 Flora of North America, Malaxis wendtii Salazar, 1993.
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