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Specific Families and Genera => Pleione and Orchidaceae => Topic started by: Pascal B on October 02, 2011, 07:57:57 PM

Title: 2 terrestial orchids from Taiwan
Post by: Pascal B on October 02, 2011, 07:57:57 PM

Malaxis purpurea aff. and Goodyera hachijoensis aff. Confirmation of ID's still is pending, the Goodyera is odd in that the flowers barely open but the leaves are highly attractive.

Title: Re: 2 terrestial orchids from Taiwan
Post by: Maggi Young on October 02, 2011, 08:12:10 PM

Something different indeed, Pascal.  8)

Title: Re: 2 terrestial orchids from Taiwan
Post by: Pascal B on October 05, 2011, 02:09:57 PM

Correction of the Malaxis name by Andre Schuiteman of Kew, not Malaxis purpurea but most likely a purple form of Malaxis/Crepidium bancanoides based on the presence of "teeth"  on the lip. The genus name depends on which taxonomist you talk to as Crepidium used to be a section within Malaxis but has been raised to a genus status in 1995 by a guy named Szlachetko. Some taxonomists accept the reinstatement of Crepidium Blume as a genus, others don't......

Edit: The reinstatement of Crepidium seems to be based on DNA which means that most SE Asian Malaxis are now Crepidium.

Title: Re: 2 terrestial orchids from Taiwan
Post by: manicbotanic on October 11, 2011, 10:19:10 PM

i went to the rio atlantic rainforest a couple of years ago with an orchid group.i was on malaxis/liparis duty.and am pleased to say i found lots of them.infact i was told kew didnt find any..they must not have as good eyesight as me ;).i have just purchased malaxis{still calling them malaxis at moment}perakensis.do you know it pascal? i dont..