Malaxis monophyllos

Malaxis monophyllos
White Adder's Mouth
Malaxis monophyllos
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Malaxideae
Genus: Malaxis
Species: M. monophyllos
Binomial name
Malaxis monophyllos
(L.) Sw.
Synonyms
  • Ophrys monophyllos L. (basionym)
  • Epipactis monophylla (L.) F.W. Schmidt
  • Microstylis monophyllos (L.) Lindl.
  • Achroanthes monophylla (L.) Greene

Malaxis monophyllos, the White Adder's Mouth, is a species of orchid occurring in the temperate Northern hemisphere south to the Philippines.