Malaxis wendtii

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

Malaxis wendtii, the Wendt's adder's-mouth orchid,^[2] is a North American species of orchids native to northern Mexico (Querétaro, Nuevo León, Coahuila) and the US State of Texas.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Malaxis wendtii is an herb up to 45 cm (18 inches) tall. It generally has only one leaf, and above it a long vertical array of small purple flowers.^[6]

References[]

^ The Plant List, Malaxis wendtii Salazar
^ "Malaxis wendtii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
^ González Tamayo, Roberto & Szlachetko, Dariusz L. 1998. Annales Botanici Fennici 35(1): 22
^ Salazar Chávez, Gerardo Adolfo 1993. Orquídea (México D.F..), serie nuevo, 13(2–1): 281
^ Hágsater, E. & M. Soto. 2003. Orchids of Mexico. Icones Orchidacearum (Mexico) 5–6: i–xxii, plates 501–700
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Flora of North America, Malaxis wendtii Salazar, 1993.

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External links[]

photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Nuevo León in 1996

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[1] The Plant List, Malaxis wendtii Salazar

[2] "Malaxis wendtii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

[3] González Tamayo, Roberto & Szlachetko, Dariusz L. 1998. Annales Botanici Fennici 35(1): 22

[4] Salazar Chávez, Gerardo Adolfo 1993. Orquídea (México D.F..), serie nuevo, 13(2–1): 281

[5] Hágsater, E. & M. Soto. 2003. Orchids of Mexico. Icones Orchidacearum (Mexico) 5–6: i–xxii, plates 501–700

[constanza-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b Flora of North America, Malaxis wendtii Salazar, 1993.

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