Malaxis discolor

Malaxis discolor is a species of orchid that is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Malaxis discolor
1863 lithograph[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Malaxis
Species:
M. discolor
Binomial name
Malaxis discolor
(Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
Synonyms[2]
  • Microstylis discolor Lindl. 1830
  • Seidenfia discolor (Lindl.) Szlach. 1995

It generally has purple leaves and yellow flowers.[3]

References
  1. "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" vol. 89 (Ser. 3 no. 19) plate 5403 by Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892), Description by William Jackson Hooker (1785—1865) as Malaxis discolor
  2. The Plant List, Malaxis discolor (Lindl.) Kuntze
  3. Lindley, John 1830. Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 20 in Latin
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