Malaxis abieticola

Malaxis abieticola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Malaxideae
Genus: Malaxis
Species: M. abieticola
Binomial name
Malaxis abieticola
Salazar & Soto Arenas 2001
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Microstylis tenuis S. Watson 1891
  • Malaxis tenuis (S.Watson) Ames 1922, illegitimate homonym not Rchb. f. 1861

Malaxis abieticola is a North species of orchid native to Mexico and to the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico). It has only one leaf underneath several small green flowers growing in an elongated array.[3][4][5]

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