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macodes

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 7 species, extending from Malaysia to New Guinea and Vanuatu. Species of this genus, along with those with colourful leaves in other genera, such as Anoectochilus, Eucosia and ...

mansoa

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 15 species, which are distributed throughout Tropical South America. The garlic vine is named so because of its leaves and its flowers with its garlicky smell when crushed.

Genus of about 20 species of evergreen, rhizomatous perennials from rainforest in tropical Central and South America. The Maranta's (Prayer Plant) leaves fold up at night hence the common name. When ...

maxillaria

Plants; General plants

The genus Maxillaria is represented by over 900 different species. They are spread throughout the new worrld ranging from northern Argentina through the West Indies and Central America up to Florida. ...

medinilla

Plants; General plants

Medinilla magnifica is the only species grown as a houseplant. This erect shrub to 6 ft (1.8 m) tall is usually found as an epiphyte in its Philippine homeland. Its stems may be ribbed or even winged ...

miltonia

Plants; General plants

Genus of about 15 species of evergreen, epiphytic orchids from warm, moist forest in Brazil. The produce ovoid to cylindrical, compressed pseudobulbs, each with 2 linear, oblong, oblong-linear, or ...

miltoniopsis

Plants; General plants

Genus of 5 species of evergreen, epiphytic or lithophytic orchids from Central and South America. The fleshy, ovoid pseudobulbs are partially covered by soft-textured, linear, gray-green, basal ...