Malaxis histionantha
| Malaxis histionantha | |
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| 1844 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Malaxis |
| Species: | M. histionantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Malaxis histionantha | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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[edit]
- ^ 1844 illustration. Source: "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" vol. 70 (new series 17) plate 4103 Author: Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892)
- ^ The Plant List, Malaxis warmingii (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ 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