Malaxis porphyrea

Malaxis porphyrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Malaxis
Species:
M. porphyrea
Binomial name
Malaxis porphyrea
(Ridl.) Kuntze 1891
Synonyms
List
  • Microstylis purpurea S.Watson 1883, illegitimate homonym not Lindl. 1830
  • Microstylis porphyrea Ridl. 1888
  • Achroanthes porphyrea (Ridl.) Wooton & Standl.
  • Achroanthes purpurea Greene

Malaxis porphyrea, the Cochise adder's-mouth orchid, is a species of orchid native to northern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico). It is an herb up to 45 cm (18 in) tall with only one leaf below tiny purple flowers in an elongated cluster.

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