Malaxis excavata

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Malaxis excavata
Malaxis warmingii (as Microstylis warmingii) - Malaxis excavata (as Microstylis hastilabia) - Ponthieva sprucei - Flora Brasiliensis 3-4-68.jpg
1895 drawing
Malaxis excavata is at left
as Microstylis hastilabia [1]
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Malaxis
Species:
M. excavata
Binomial name
Malaxis excavata
(Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
Synonyms [2]
List
  • Microstylis excavataLindl. 1838
  • Cheiropterocephalus sertuliferusBarb.Rodr.
  • Epidendrum umbellatumVell. 1827 not G. Forst. 1786
  • Malaxis caracasana(Klotzsch ex Ridl.) Kuntze
  • Malaxis carpinterae(Schltr.) Ames
  • Malaxis hastilabia(Rchb.f.) Kuntze
  • Malaxis maguireiC.Schweinf.
  • Malaxis ottonis(Schltr.) Carnevali & I.Ramírez
  • Malaxis sertulifera(Barb.Rodr.) Pabst
  • Malaxis uncinataAmes & C.Schweinf.
  • Microstylis caracasanaKlotzsch ex Ridl.
  • Microstylis carpinteraeSchltr.
  • Microstylis hastilabiaRchb.f.
  • Microstylis hastilabia var. major Porsch
  • Microstylis muelleriSchltr.
  • Microstylis ottonisSchltr.
  • Microstylis paranaensisSchltr.
  • Microstylis quadrangularisCogn.
  • Microstylis sertulifera(Barb.Rodr.) Schltr.
  • Microstylis spiralipetalaCogn.

Malaxis excavata is a species of orchid widespread across much of Mesoamerica and South America from Mexico to Argentina. It has green flowers in a flat-topped array. [3] [4]

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