Orchidaceae
Malaxis

Malaxis maclaudii (Finet) Summerh.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 208 (1934)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to South Sudan and Zambia. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Repu, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Kew Bull. 1934: 208.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1996 Cheek, M. [7316], Cameroon K000106168 No
Jan 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [218], Cameroon K000106610 No
Jan 1, 1994 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [218], Cameroon K000106611 No
Jan 1, 1992 Mbani, J. M. [99], Cameroon K000106612 No
King, D.E.S. [103 A], Nigeria 21129.000 No
Westwood, D. [139], Ghana 21130.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [37122], Nigeria 23184.000 No
Jones, E.W. [225], Nigeria 24113.000 No
Nigeria 24114.000 No
Sanford, W.W. [6383], Nigeria 32715.000 No
Fay, J.M. [7220], Central African Republic 49109.000 No
Fay, J.M. [7236], Central African Republic 49498.000 No
Hirschberg, C.W. [111], Congo, DRC K000242174 holotype Yes
Holmes, W.D. [255], Zambia 75892.000 No
Morze, G. [137B], Zambia Malaxis hirschbergii 30109.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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 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