Biology:Malaxis unifolia

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Short description: Species of orchid

Malaxis unifolia
Malaxis unifolia (as Microstylis ophioglossoides) - Edwards vol 15 pl 1290 (1829).jpg
1829 illustration[1]

Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Malaxis
Species:
M. unifolia
Binomial name
Malaxis unifolia
Michx. 1803
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 in southern Cumberlands

Malaxis unifolia, or the green adder's-mouth orchid,[2] is a species of orchid occurring from eastern and central Canada (Newfoundland to Manitoba),[3] the central and eastern United States (Maine to Florida, west as far as Minnesota, eastern Kansas , and eastern Texas ),[4] Mexico,[5] Central America and the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic).[6][7][8]

Malaxis unifolia generally has only one leaf, but rarely two. Flowers are green, in a raceme, often resembling an umbel at first before it elongates.[7]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6741526 entry