Malaxis abieticola

Malaxis abieticola is a species of orchid native to Mexico and to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico). It has only one leaf underneath several small green flowers growing in an elongated array.[3][4][5]

Malaxis abieticola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Malaxis
Species:
M. abieticola
Binomial name
Malaxis abieticola
Salazar & Soto Arenas 2001
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Microstylis tenuis S. Watson 1891
  • Malaxis tenuis (S.Watson) Ames 1922, illegitimate homonym not Rchb. f. 1861

References
  1. The Plant List, Malaxis abieticola Salazar & Soto Arenas
  2. Tropicos, Microstylis tenuis S. Watson
  3. Watson, Sereno 1891. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 26: 152–153 as Microstylis tenuis
  4. Flora of North America, Malaxis abieticola Salazar & Soto Arenas, 2001
  5. SEINet, Southwestern biodiversity, Arizona chapter includes photos
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