Malaxis wendtii

Malaxis wendtii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Malaxis
Species:
M. wendtii
Binomial name
Malaxis wendtii
Salazar 1993
Synonyms[2]
  • Tamayorkis wendtii (Salazar) R.González & Szlach. 1998

Malaxis wendtii, the Wendt's adder's-mouth orchid,[1][3] is a North American species of orchids native to northern Mexico (Querétaro, Nuevo León, Coahuila) and the US State of Texas.[4][5][6][7]

Malaxis wendtii is an herb up to 45 cm (18 in) tall. It generally has only one leaf, and above it a long vertical array of small purple flowers.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Goedeke, T.; Sharma, J.; Treher, A.; Frances, A.; Poff, K. (2015). "Malaxis wendtii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T64176425A64176428. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T64176425A64176428.en. Retrieved 21 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Malaxis wendtii Salazar". The Plant List. 2013. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  3. ↑ NRCS. "Malaxis wendtii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Tamayo, Roberto Gonzalez; Szlachetko, Dariusz L. (1998). "A new definition of the genus Tamayorkis (Malaxideae, Epidendroideae, Orchidaceae)". Annales Botanici Fennici. 35 (1): 21–27 [22]. JSTOR 3726571.
  5. ↑ Salazar Chávez, Gerardo Adolfo 1993. Orquídea (México D.F..), serie nuevo, 13(2–1): 281
  6. ↑ Hágsater, E. & M. Soto. 2003. Orchids of Mexico. Icones Orchidacearum (Mexico) 5–6: i–xxii, plates 501–700
  7. 1 2 "Malaxis wendtii in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-08-15.


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