World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Malaxis ensiformis Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 22: n.� 14 (1812).

This name is a synonym.

Homotypic Names:
Accepted Name:	Oberonia ensiformis (Sm.) Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 8: 4 (1859).
Family:	Orchidaceae
Oberonia iridifolia Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 15 (1830), nom. superfl. Oberonia ensiformis (Sm.) Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 8: 4 (1859). Malaxis iridifolia Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 208 (1861), nom. superfl. Iridorkis ensiformis (Sm.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 669 (1891). Iridorkis iridifolia Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 669 (1891), nom. superfl.
Original Compiler:	R.Govaerts