Malaxis excavata
A species in the Orchidaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Malaxis
- Species
- Malaxis excavata
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1891
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Malaxis excavata. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
22 synonyms in this snapshot
- Cheiropterocephalus sertuliferusName author: Barb.Rodr.
- Epidendrum umbellatumName author: Vell.
- Malaxis caracasanaName author: (Klotzsch ex Ridl.) Kuntze
- Malaxis carpinteraeName author: (Schltr.) Ames
- Malaxis hastilabiaName author: (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
- Malaxis hastilabia subsp. caracasanaName author: (Klotzsch ex Ridl.) Marg.
- Malaxis hastilabia var. majorName author: (Porsch) Marg.
- Malaxis ottonisName author: (Schltr.) Carnevali & I.Ramírez
- Malaxis sertuliferaName author: (Barb.Rodr.) Pabst
- Malaxis uncinataName author: Ames & C.Schweinf.
- Microstylis caracasanaName author: Klotzsch ex Ridl.
- Microstylis carpinteraeName author: Schltr.
- Microstylis excavataName author: Lindl.
- Microstylis hastilabiaName author: Rchb.f.
- Microstylis hastilabia var. majorName author: Porsch
- Microstylis muelleriName author: Schltr.
- Microstylis ottonisName author: Schltr.
- Microstylis paranaensisName author: Schltr.
- Microstylis quadrangularisName author: Cogn.
- Microstylis sertuliferaName author: (Barb.Rodr.) Schltr.
- Microstylis spiralipetalaName author: Cogn.
- Pycnantha orchioidesName author: Ravenna
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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