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Malaxis porphyrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Malaxis
Species:	M. porphyrea
Binomial name
Malaxis porphyrea (Ridl.) Kuntze 1891
Synonyms
List Microstylis purpurea S.Watson 1883, illegitimate homonym not Lindl. 1830 Microstylis porphyrea Ridl. 1888 Achroanthes porphyrea (Ridl.) Wooton & Standl. Achroanthes purpurea Greene

Malaxis porphyrea, the Cochise adder's-mouth orchid, is a species of orchid native to northern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico). It is an herb up to 45 cm (18 in) tall with only one leaf below tiny purple flowers in an elongated cluster.

References

1. The Plant List, Malaxis porphyrea (Ridl.) Kuntze
2. NRCS. "Malaxis porphyrea". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 September 2015.
3. Flora of North America, Malaxis porphyrea (Ridley) Kuntze, 1891.
4. Ridley, Henry Nicholas 1888. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 24: 320-321 description in Latin, commentary in German, Microstylis porphyrea
5. SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter
6. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

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