Malaxis nemoralis (Ridl.) Holttum 1947
Photo by © Ong Poh Teck and The Biological Diversity Clearing House Website
Drawing by © Seidenfaden and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website
Common Name The Forest Dwelling Malaxis
Flower Size 1/4" [8mm]
Found in Malaysia in swamp forests as a small sized, hot to warm growing terrestrial with erect, short stems carrying 4 to 8, purple suffused, elliptical, acute, gradually narrowing below into the petiole and basally clasping the stem leaves that blooms on an erect, terminal, 3" to 5" [7.5 to 12.5cm] long, densely few to several flowered inflorescence
Synonyms Crepidium nemorale (Ridl.) Szlach. 1995; *Microstylis nemoralis Ridl. 1910
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; * Gard. Bull. Singapore 11:283 Holttum 1947; Flora of Malaya Vol 1 Holttum 1953 drawing fide; Dansk Botanisk Arkiv Bind 33 nr 1 Orchids of Thailand VII Oberonia & Malaxis Seidenfaden 1978 drawing fide; The Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia and Singapore Seidenfaden & Woods 1992 drawing fide; Wild Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia Ong, O'Byrne, Yong & Saw 2011 photo fide
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