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Malaxis cogniauxiana is a small terrestrial orchid from southeastern Brazil, a pseudobulbous geophyte that is rarely grown in cultivation. Grow it like other Malaxis species: a cool, bright spot with a rest period and careful watering.
Malaxis cogniauxiana is a species of orchid native to Brazil.
Arizona Adder's Mouth Orchid · Bayard's adder's-mouth orchid · Madrean adder's mouth · Malaxis densiflora · Malaxis discolor · Malaxis excavata · Malaxis histionantha · Chiricahua Adder's Mouth Orchid · White Adder's Mouth · Malaxis myurus · Malaxis novogaliciana · Malaxis sampoae
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Malaxis cogniauxiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
