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Adder's mouth
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Adder's mouth

Malaxis

Malaxis, commonly called Adder's mouth, is a genus of terrestrial and semiepiphytic orchids. The generic name signifies "smooth" and alludes to the tender texture of the leaves. There are approximately 182 species, found mostly in tropics but with some species in temperate regions.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

green adder's-mouth

speciesMalaxis unifolia

White Adder's Mouth

speciesMalaxis monophyllos

Short-beaked Malaxis

speciesMalaxis brachyrrhynchos

Chiricahua Adder's Mouth

speciesMalaxis macrostachya

White Adder's-mouth

speciesMalaxis brachypoda

Florida adder's-mouth

speciesMalaxis spicata

Colorful Malaxis

speciesMalaxis versicolor

Huachuca Mountain adder's-mouth orchid

speciesMalaxis corymbosa

Royal Adder's-mouth Orchid

speciesMalaxis major

Malaxis myurus

speciesMalaxis myurus

Malaxis histionantha

speciesMalaxis histionantha

Malaxis excavata

speciesMalaxis excavata

Madrean Adder's Mouth

speciesMalaxis realdelmontensis

Malaxis fastigiata

speciesMalaxis fastigiata

Malaxis carnosa

speciesMalaxis carnosa

Malaxis maianthemifolia

speciesMalaxis maianthemifolia

Malaxis crispifolia

speciesMalaxis crispifolia

Malaxis novogaliciana

speciesMalaxis novogaliciana

Malaxis parthoni

speciesMalaxis parthoni

Malaxis seychellarum

speciesMalaxis seychellarum

Malaxis elliptica

speciesMalaxis elliptica

Malaxis moritzii

speciesMalaxis moritzii

Malaxis lepanthiflora

speciesMalaxis lepanthiflora

Malaxis andicola

speciesMalaxis andicola

Malaxis rosilloi

speciesMalaxis rosilloi

Malaxis lepidota

speciesMalaxis lepidota

Malaxis discolor

speciesMalaxis discolor

Malaxis tepicana

speciesMalaxis tepicana

Malaxis umbelliflora

speciesMalaxis umbelliflora

Masson's Adder's-mouth Orchid

speciesMalaxis massonii

Malaxis rosei

speciesMalaxis rosei

Arizona adder's-mouth orchid

speciesMalaxis abieticola

Malaxis muscifera

speciesMalaxis muscifera

Appalachian adder's-mouth

speciesMalaxis bayardii

Malaxis rodrigueziana

speciesMalaxis rodrigueziana

Malaxis espejoi

speciesMalaxis espejoi

Lute Shaped Malaxis

speciesMalaxis pandurata

Malaxis nidiae

speciesMalaxis nidiae

Malaxis cardiophylla

speciesMalaxis cardiophylla

Malaxis wercklei

speciesMalaxis wercklei

Malaxis quadrata

speciesMalaxis quadrata

Malaxis triangularis

speciesMalaxis triangularis

Malaxis magniauriculata

speciesMalaxis magniauriculata

Malaxis katangensis

speciesMalaxis katangensis

Malaxis maxonii

speciesMalaxis maxonii

Malaxis termensis

speciesMalaxis termensis

Malaxis javesiae

speciesMalaxis javesiae

Malaxis pringlei

speciesMalaxis pringlei

Malaxis tequilensis

speciesMalaxis tequilensis

Malaxis simillima

speciesMalaxis simillima

Malaxis crispata

speciesMalaxis crispata

Malaxis streptopetala

speciesMalaxis streptopetala

Malaxis welwitschii

speciesMalaxis welwitschii

Malaxis schliebenii

speciesMalaxis schliebenii

Malaxis weberbaueriana

speciesMalaxis weberbaueriana

Malaxis densiflora

speciesMalaxis densiflora

Malaxis ventricosa

speciesMalaxis ventricosa

Malaxis hieronymi

speciesMalaxis hieronymi

Malaxis tamayoana

speciesMalaxis tamayoana

Malaxis thwaitesii

speciesMalaxis thwaitesii

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