Malaxis bayardii Fernald

Bayard’s malaxis (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Malaxis

Characteristics

Plants 9.3–25.6 cm. Pseudobulbs 5–20 mm diam. Leaves 1(–2, rarely), near middle of stem; blade bright green, glossy, narrowly to broadly ovate, keeled abaxially, 1.7–3.8(–7) × 0.7–3.5(–4.3) cm, apex acute. Inflorescences racemes, 1–12 cm; floral bracts triangular, 0.9–1.6 mm; pedicels (3.8–)5–10(–13) mm. Flowers 10–70, resupinate, green or yellowish green; dorsal sepal oblong-elliptic, 1.4–2 × 0.6–1 mm, apex acuminate; lateral sepals oblong-elliptic, 1.4–2 × 0.6–1 mm, apex acuminate; petals linear, slightly falcate, 1–1.8 × 0.1–0.2 mm; lip rhombic-deltate to cordate-ovate or oblong-elliptic, 1.8–2.5 × 1.9–2.5 mm, base with auricles 0.6 or more times as long as distance from base of lip to apex of middle lobe, apex 3-dentate; column 0.5–0.7 × 0.5–0.7 mm; pollinia yellow. Capsules spreading to slightly drooping, subglobose to ovoid, 6 × 3 mm.
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Mature height (meter) 0.09 - 0.26
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Distribution

Malaxis bayardii world distribution map, present in Canada, Malaysia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Conservation status

Malaxis bayardii threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:642104-1
WFO ID wfo-0000233704
COL ID 3XM5L
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Synonyms

Malaxis bayardii Malaxis bayardii f. kelloggiae