Malaxis perakensis (Ridl.) Holttum 1947 SECTION Commelinoides
Plant and Flowers Photos by © Manorot Tangsaveepha and hisButterfly and Orchids Website
Common Name The Perak Malaxis [A state of Malaysia]
Flower Size
Found in Thailand, Malysia, Borneo, Java and Sumatra at elevations of 1000 to 1300 meters as a small sized, warm growing terrestrial with a climbing stem carrying several, ovate, acute, gradually narrowing into the elongate, petiolate, clasping base leaves that blooms on a terminal ,erect, 12" [30 cm] long, semi-densely several flowered inflorescence.
Synonyms Crepidium perakense (Ridl.) Szlach.1995; *Microstylis perakensis Ridl. 1896
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of Thailand Seidenfaden & Smitinand 1959 as drawing fide; Orchids of Java Comber 1990 photo fide; The Orchids of Penninsular Malaysia and Singapore Siedenfaden & Smitinand 1992 drawing/photo fide; The Plants of Mount Kinabalu Vol 2 Orchids Beaman, Wood, Beaman & Beaman 1993; A Checklist of the Orchids of Borneo Wood & Cribb 1994 drawing hmm; The Orchids of Mount Kinabalu Vol 2 Wood, Beaman, Lamb, Chu Lun and Beaman 2011 as crepidium perakense drawing/photo fide
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