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Malaxis porphyrea (Ridley) Kuntze
Cochise adder's-mouth orchid
       
Symbol:   MAPO15  
Group:   Monocot  
Family:   Orchidaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Forb/herb  
Native Status:  
L48    N



 
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Malaxis porphyrea (Ridley) Kuntze

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Synonyms:
Malaxis porphyrea (Ridley) Kuntze

  MIPO8 Microstylis porphyrea Ridley
 

Distribution:
Malaxis porphyrea (Ridley) Kuntze

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Related Taxa:
Malaxis porphyrea (Ridley) Kuntze

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 15 species in Malaxis
 

Classification:
Malaxis porphyrea (Ridley) Kuntze

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Orchidales
Family Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus Malaxis Sol. ex Sw. – adder's-mouth orchid
Species Malaxis porphyrea (Ridley) Kuntze – Cochise adder's-mouth orchid
 

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Malaxis porphyrea (Ridley) Kuntze

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565290.
 
 
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