A new species of large-flowered Malaxis (Orchidaceae) from northern Chiapas

A new species, Malaxis greenwoodiana Salazar and Soto Arenas, with flowers unusually large for the genus, is described. It is similar to M. lepanthiflora (Schltr.) Ames, from southern Chiapas, Guatemala and El Salvador, from which it is easily distinguished on the basis of different shape of basal l...

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Autori principali: Salazar Chávez, Gerardo A., Soto Arenas, Miguel A.
Natura: Online
Lingua:spa
Pubblicazione: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 1990
Accesso online:https://abm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/abm/article/view/594
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Riassunto:A new species, Malaxis greenwoodiana Salazar and Soto Arenas, with flowers unusually large for the genus, is described. It is similar to M. lepanthiflora (Schltr.) Ames, from southern Chiapas, Guatemala and El Salvador, from which it is easily distinguished on the basis of different shape of basal lip lobes and of petals. It is known only from an area in the northern of Chiapas known as the Selva Negra.