Malaxis fastigiata (Rchb.f.) Kuntze 1891 Original Drawing by © Padre Pedro Ortiz Conserved at the Herbario de la Universidad Javeriana, Bogota Colombia

Common Name The Pointed Malaxis

Flower Size 3/8" [1 cm]

Found in Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru at elevations of 1090 to 3600 meters as a to medium sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial or epiphyte with a bulbous thickened base stem enveloped below by 3 to 3, tubular, imbricating sheaths and carrying 1 to 2, subopposite to distinctly separated, ovate-oblong, oval, to ovate-lanceolate, obtuse to acuminate, lightly cordate to cueate basally leaves that blooms on a terminal, erect, subumbellate, 4" [10 cm] long, many flowered racemose inflorescence.

Synonyms Dienia maianthemifolia Rchb.f. 1846; Malaxis linguella (Rchb.f.) Ames 1922; Malaxis longisepala (Ridl.) Kuntze 1891; Malaxis maianthemifolia A.Rich. & Galeotti 1845; *Microstylis fastigiata Rchb.f. 1850; Microstylis linguella Rchb.f. 1888; Microstylis longisepala Ridl. 1888; Ophrys ensifolia Pav. ex Ridl. 1888

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Peru Vol 2 Schweinfurth 1959

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