Malaxis monophyllos var. brachypoda (A.Gray) F.J.A.Morris & E.A.Eames

White adder's-mouth (en)

Variety

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Malaxis > Malaxis monophyllos

Characteristics

Plants 3–30 cm. Pseudobulbs 4–8 mm diam. Leaves 1(–2, rarely), petiolate base sheathing stem; blade light green, ovate-elliptic, keeled abaxially, 1.5–9.5 × 1–5 cm, apex acute. Inflorescences: floral bracts lanceolate, 1.5–2 mm; pedicels 2–4.5 mm. Flowers resupinate, green or greenish white; dorsal sepal ovate-lanceolate, 1.5–2.5 × 1–1.4 mm, margins revolute, apex acuminate; lateral sepals oblong-lanceolate, slightly falcate, 1.5–2.5 × 0.5–1.2 mm, apex acuminate; petals strongly reflexed, filiform to narrowly linear-lanceolate, 1.4–2.5 × 0.3–0.4 (–0.5) mm, apex rounded; lip broadly triangular, concave, 3-lobed, middle lobe ovate, apex acuminate, lateral lobes auriculate, thickened, curved upward; disc with 2 low, thickened, elongate calli, 1.3–2.2 × 1.2–1.8(–2) mm; column 0.4–0.6 × 0.4–0.6 mm. 2n = 28.
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Images

Malaxis monophyllos var. brachypoda unspecified picture

Distribution

Malaxis monophyllos var. brachypoda world distribution map, present in Canada, Colombia, Micronesia (Federated States of), Malaysia, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:149824-2
WFO ID wfo-0000234037
COL ID 7NS62
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Synonyms

Malaxis brachypoda Achroanthes acuminata Microstylis brachypoda Malaxis brachypoda f. bifolia Malaxis monophyllos f. bifolia Malaxis monophyllos var. brachypoda Malaxis monophyllos subsp. brachypoda Microstylis monophyllos subsp. brachypoda Microstylis monophyllos var. bifolia