Malaxis, Orchid
Malaxis is a genus of terrestrial and semi-epiphytic orchids in the family Orchidaceae, comprising about 250 species. It is commonly known as Adder's Mouth. Malaxis unifolia is a native of US, and grows well in mesic to dry upland woods, typically on acidic substrates. It produces a leaf per flowering stem. The erect flowering stem is 30 cm tall, herbaceous, glabrous and slightly angled. Most of the time a much smaller leaf can be found near the base of the stem. The single leaf is ovate, entire, glabrous, green on top and silvery-green on the bottom, 8 cm long and 5 cm broad. The inflorescence is a terminal raceme with many small green flowers. Flowering period is between month of May to July.  Malaxis densiflora Author: Shyamal (Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3.0-unported) | ||
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