Malaxis lepidota (inet) Ames in Proc. Biol. Soc. 
Wash. 35 (1922) 84. 
Microstyls lepidota Finet in Bull. Soe. Bot. Fr. 54 
(1907) 581, t. 11, figs. 1-7. 
Malavis macrantha Ames Orch. 2 (1908) 268, text 
cut. 
A comparison of the types of these species shows 
that they are essentially identical. In WM. macrantha all 
parts of the perianth appear to be somewhat broader than 
in M. lepidota The epidermal emergences attributed to 
the inner surface of the sepals and petals of Microstylis 
lepidota appear to be a highly variable character, some- 
times being manifest only along the veins or not at all. 
This species occurs in Mexico and Honduras. 
Malaxis macrostachya (La Llave & Lew.) O. 
Kuntze Rev. Gen. Pl. 2 (1891) 678. 
Ophris macrostachya La Llave & Lexarza Nov. Veg. 
Deser. 2 (1825) (Orch. Opuse.) 9. 
Microstylis macrostachya Lindley Gen. & Sp. Orch. 
Pl. (1830) 21. 
Microstylis montana Engelmann apud Rothrock in 
Wheeler Rept. U.S. Geogr. Surv. W. 100th Merid. 
6 Bot. (1878) 264. 
Malaais densiflora A. Richard & Galeotti Mss. apud 
Ridley in Journ. Linn Soc. 24 (1888) 381. 
Achroanthes montana Greene in Pittonia 2 (Sept. 
15, 1891) 183. 
Malaais montana O. Kuntze Rev. Gen. Pl. 2 (Nov. 
5, 1891) 673, non Blume. 
Matlawis Soule: L..Williams in Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 
21 (1984) 343. 
La Llave and Lexarza in their typically indefinite 
description of Ophris macrostachya make no mention of 
the retuse or lobulate apex of the lip, and Lindley in his 
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