Orchidaceae
Malaxis

Malaxis atrorubra (H.Perrier) Summerh.

First published in Kew Bull. 8: 578 (1953 publ. 1954)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central Madagascar. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Madagascar

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2020). doi:10.1007/S12225-019-9851-0. epublication.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Cribb, P., Hermans, J. & Rakotoarinivo, M. (2009). Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar: 1-456. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Malaxis welwitschii.]
  • Margonska, H.B. (2009). Nomenclatural changes in Malgasian representatives of Malaxidinae (Orchidales, Orchidaceae). Richardiana 9: 90-95. [Cited as Lisowskia welwitschii.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2020). doi:10.1007/S12225-019-9851-0. epublication.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0