Malaxis versicolor (Lindl.) Abeyw. 1959 Photo by © Indianature and Travel Pod Website

Full ShadeSummer

Common Name or Meaning The Colorful Malaxis

Flower Size

Found in Assam, India and Sri Lanka as a terrestrial orchid that blooms in the summer

CAUTION I have no way of verifying this determination so use with caution.

Synonyms Liparis priochilus Lodd. 1831; *Microstylis versicolor Lind. 1830; Seidenfia versicolor (Lindl.) Marg. & Szlach. 2001; Seidenfia versicolor (Lindl.) M.R.Almeida 2004

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007 drawing ok; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007 as Seidenfia versicolor

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