Malaxis unifolia

Malaxis unifolia
Malaxis unifolia[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Malaxideae
Genus: Malaxis
Species: M. unifolia
Binomial name
Malaxis unifolia
Michx.
Synonyms
  • Orchis ophioglossoides Walter
  • Malaxis ophioglossoides Muhl. ex Willd.
  • Achroanthes unifolia (Michx.) Raf.
  • Microstylis ophioglossoides (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nutt. ex Eaton
  • Prescottia ophioglossoides (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng.
  • Microstylis ophioglossoides var. mexicana Lindl.
  • Achroanthes laxiflora Raf.
  • Achroanthes obtusifolia Raf.
  • Malaxis thlaspiformis A.Rich. & Galeotti
  • Microstylis unifolia (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
  • Microstylis grisebachiana Fawc. & Rendle
  • Malaxis grisebachiana (Fawc. & Rendle) Fawc. & Rendle
  • Malaxis unifolia f. bifolia Mousley
  • Malaxis unifolia f. variegata Mousley
  • Malaxis amplexicolumna E.W.Greenw. & R.Gonzál

Malaxis unifolia is a species of orchid occurring from eastern Canada, central and eastern United States, Mexico, Central America and the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic).[2][3]

References

  1. M. Hart del., J. Watts sc. - Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 15 plate 1290 (http://www.botanicus.org/page/238651)
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Flora of North America
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