Malaxeae

1. OBERONIA .

Epiphytic . Leaves distichous , fleshy , laterally compressed, nerveless. Flowers very minute , in cylindric spikes or racemes; column very short.

2. MICROSTYLIS .

Terrestrial . Leaves membranous , baso sheathing . Flowers small. Column very short.

3. LIPARIS .

Terrestrial or epiphytic . Leaves membranous or coriaceous , base sheathing . Flowers small or medium-sized. Column long.

4. PLATYCLINIS .

Epiphytic ; pseudobulb 1 –leaved. Flowers small; bracts rigid, glumaceous , ribbed , margins convolute . Column long or short with long or short membranous side arms.

5. TIPULARIA .

Terrestrial ; pseudobulb 1-leaved. Lip with a long spur.

6. OREORCHIS .

Terrestrial , 1 –leaved . Sepals and petals suberect . Column long.

7. CORALLORHIZA .

Leafless. Root coralloid. Sepals and petals suberect . Column long.