Malaxis wendtii

Malaxis wendtii
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]
  • Tamayorkis wendtii (Salazar) R.González & Szlach. 1998

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

  1. The Plant List, Malaxis wendtii Salazar
  2. "Malaxis wendtii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  3. González Tamayo, Roberto & Szlachetko, Dariusz L. 1998. Annales Botanici Fennici 35(1): 22
  4. Salazar Chávez, Gerardo Adolfo 1993. Orquídea (México D.F..), serie nuevo, 13(2–1): 281
  5. Hágsater, E. & M. Soto. 2003. Orchids of Mexico. Icones Orchidacearum (Mexico) 5–6: i–xxii, plates 501–700
  6. 1 2 Flora of North America, Malaxis wendtii Salazar, 1993.
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