Malaxis unifolia

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Malaxis unifolia
Malaxis unifolia (as Microstylis ophioglossoides) - Edwards vol 15 pl 1290 (1829).jpg
1829 illustration [1]
Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
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 ophioglossoidesWalter
  • Malaxis ophioglossoidesMuhl. ex Willd.
  • Achroanthes unifolia(Michx.) Raf.
  • Microstylis ophioglossoides(Muhl. ex Willd.) Nutt. ex Eaton
  • Prescottia ophioglossoides(Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng.
  • Microstylis ophioglossoides var. mexicanaLindl.
  • Achroanthes laxifloraRaf.
  • Achroanthes obtusifoliaRaf.
  • Malaxis thlaspiformisA.Rich. & Galeotti
  • Microstylis unifolia(Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
  • Microstylis grisebachianaFawc. & Rendle
  • Malaxis grisebachiana(Fawc. & Rendle) Fawc. & Rendle
  • Malaxis unifolia f. bifoliaMousley
  • Malaxis unifolia f. variegataMousley
  • Malaxis amplexicolumnaE.W.Greenw. & R.Gonzál
Malaxis unifolia in southern Cumberlands Malaxis.jpg
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]

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References

  1. M. Hart del., J. Watts sc. - Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 15 plate 1290
  2. "Malaxis unifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA . Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. Biota of North America Program, 2014 state-level distribution map
  4. Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
  5. SEINet, Southwestern biodiversity, Arizona chapter
  6. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  7. 1 2 Flora of North America, Malaxis unifolia
  8. Ames, O. & D. S. Correll. 1952. Orchids of Guatemala. Fieldiana, Botany 26(1): i–xiii, 1–395