Malaxis
(from malaxis, tenderness; in allusion to the nature of the species). ORD. Orchideae. A monotypic genus. The species is a curious and interesting native Orchid, rarely seen in cultivation. It grows naturally in spongy bogs, and would probably thrive if naturalised in similar situations. Propagated by divisions of the roots.
M. paludosa (marsh-loving). fl. greenish-yellow, small; lip cordate at the base, embracing the column; sepals ovate or broadly lanceolate; raceme long, slender, terminal. July. l. from two to four, ovate, rough at the extremity. h. 3in. to 4in. Europe (Britain). (G. C. n. s., xxi. 144; Sy. En. B. 1489.)