Malaxis unifolia

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Malaxideae
Genus: Malaxis
Species: Malaxis unifolia

Name edit

Malaxis unifolia Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 157 (1803)

Synonymy edit

  • Homotypic
    • Achroanthes unifolia (Michx.) Raf., Med. Repos., ser. 2, 5: 352 (1808), genus not validated.
  • Homotypic
  • Heterotypic
    • Orchis ophioglossoides Walter, Fl. Carol.: 220 (1788)
    • Malaxis ophioglossoides Muhl. ex Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 90 (1805)
    • Microstylis ophioglossoides (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nutt. ex Eaton, Man. Bot., ed. 3: 353 (1822)
    • Prescottia ophioglossoides (Muhl. ex Willd.) Spreng., Syst. Veg., 3: 706 (1826)
    • Microstylis ophioglossoides var. mexicana Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 15: t. 1290 (1829)
    • Achroanthes laxiflora Raf., New Fl. 1: 58 (1836)
    • Achroanthes obtusifolia Raf., New Fl. 1: 58 (1836)
    • Malaxis thlaspiformis A.Rich. & Galeotti, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 3: 18 (1845)
    • Microstylis grisebachiana Fawc. & Rendle, J. Bot. 47: 7 (1909)
    • Malaxis grisebachiana (Fawc. & Rendle) Fawc. & Rendle, Fl. Jamaica 1: 43 (1910)
    • Malaxis unifolia f. bifolia Mousley, Orchid Rev. 35: 163 (1927)
    • Malaxis unifolia f. variegata Mousley, Orchid Rev. 35: 164 (1927)
    • Malaxis amplexicolumna E.W.Greenw. & R.González, Orquidea (Mexico City), n.s., 8: 123 (1981)
    • Microstylis unifolia var. bifolia (Mousley) Marg., Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien, B 109: 186 (2007 publ. 2008)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Western Canada
      • Manitoba..
    • Eastern Canada
      • Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec.
    • North-Central U.S.A.
      • Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin.
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Islands, Vermont, West Virginia.
    • South-Central U.S.A.
      • Texas.
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia.
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
  • Southern America

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

  • Michaux, A. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana (Michaux) 2: 157.

Links edit

Vernacular names edit

English: Green adder's-mouth orchid

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