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Malaxis boninensis

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Malaxis boninensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Malaxis
Species:
M. boninensis
Binomial name
Malaxis boninensis
(Koidz.) K.Nakaj.[1]

Malaxis boninensis is a species of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae, native to the Bonin Islands and the Volcano Islands, both belonging to Japan. It grows on the ground from pseudobulbs. It was first described by Gen-ichi Koidzumi in 1918, as Microstylis boninensis, and transferred to Malaxis by Kunio Nakajima in 1975.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Malaxis boninensis", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-01-14