Malaxis soulei
| Mountain Adder’s-mouth | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Malaxideae |
| Genus: | Malaxis |
| Species: | M. soulei |
| Binomial name | |
| Malaxis soulei L. O. Williams | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Malaxis soulei L. O. Williams,[2] common name "Mountain malaxis" or "Mountain Adder’s-mouth," is a species of orchid native to Mexico, Central America, Venezuela, and the US States of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. It is found mostly in mountainous areas.[1][3][4][5][6]
Malaxis soulei is a terrestrial herb with only one leaf plus a spicate raceme of small, green flowers.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flora of North America, vol 26, page 629.
- ↑ L. O. Williams, Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 21: 343. 1934.
- ↑ Dressler, R.L. 2003. Orchidaceae. En: Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica. Vol. 3. B.E. Hammel, M.H. Grayum, C. Herrera & N. Zamora (eds.). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 93: 1–595.
- ↑ Garcia Castro, J. B., D. E. M. Retana & M. E. R. Rossi. 1993. Lista de orquídeas comunes a Costa Rica y Panama. Brenesia 39–40: 93–107.
- ↑ Breedlove, D.E. 1986. Flora de Chiapas. Listados Florísticos de México 4: i–v, 1–246
- ↑ Luteyn, J. L. 1999. Páramos, a checklist of plant diversity, geographical distribution, and botanical literature. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 84: viii–xv, 1–278.