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Malaxis Sol. ex Sw.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 43639

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Plantae
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Pycnantha Ravenna
	Common Name(s):	addersmouth orchid [English]
		adder's-mouth orchid [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	accepted

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	partial
	Latest Record Review:	2024

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Plantae – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants
	Subkingdom	Viridiplantae – green plants
	Infrakingdom	Streptophyta – land plants
	Superdivision	Embryophyta
	Division	Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
	Subdivision	Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames
	Class	Magnoliopsida
	Superorder	Lilianae – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones
	Order	Asparagales
	Family	Orchidaceae – orchids
	Genus	Malaxis Sol. ex Sw. – addersmouth orchid, adder's-mouth orchid
		Direct Children:
	Species	Malaxis abieticola Salazar & Soto Arenas – Arizona adder's-mouth orchid
	Species	Malaxis bayardii Fernald – Bayard's adder's-mouth orchid
	Species	Malaxis brachystachys (Rchb. f.) Kuntze – Huachuca adder's-mouth
	Species	Malaxis excavata (Lindl.) Kuntze
	Species	Malaxis macrostachya (Lex.) Kuntze – Chiricahua addersmouth orchid, Chiricahua adder's-mouth orchid
	Species	Malaxis major (Rchb. f.) León ex A.D. Hawkes – royal adder's-mouth orchid
	Species	Malaxis massonii (Ridl.) Kuntze – Masson's adder's-mouth orchid
	Species	Malaxis monophyllos (L.) Sw.
	Species	Malaxis paludosa (L.) Sw. – bog adder's-mouth orchid
	Species	Malaxis spicata Sw. – Florida adder's-mouth orchid
	Species	Malaxis unifolia Michx. – Malaxis unifolia, green addersmouth orchid, green adder's-mouth orchid

References


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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Malaxis

	Source:	Orchidaceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)
	Acquired:	2010
	Notes:	Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
	Reference for:	Malaxis

	Source:	Plants of the World Online, website (version 2024)
	Acquired:	2024
	Notes:	POWO (2024). Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/ Retrieved 24 January 2024
	Reference for:	Malaxis

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Malaxis

	Source:	The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)
	Acquired:	2000
	Notes:	National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
	Reference for:	Malaxis

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Pridgeon, Alec M., Phillip J. Cribb, Mark W. Chase, and Finn N. Rasmussen, eds.
	Publication Date:	2005
	Article/Chapter Title:	Epidendroideae (Part one)
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Genera Orchidacearum, vol. 4
	Page(s):	672
	Publisher:	Oxford University Press
	Publication Place:	Oxford, England
	ISBN/ISSN:	0-19-850712-7
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Malaxis

Geographic Information


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