In greco 'molle, tenero' (malakòs), forse per la consistenza delle foglie.
Heterotypic Synonyms:
Achroanthes Raf. 1819, nom. rej.
Acroanthes Raf. 1819, orth. var.
Microstylis (Nutt.) Eaton 1822, nom. cons.
Cheiropterocephalus Barb. Rodr. 1877
Glossochilopsis Szlach. 1995
Kornasia Szlach. 1995
Lisowskia Szlach. 1995
Pycnantha Ravenna 2011
⬅︎ Nell'immagine in copertina l'unica specie europea, Malaxis monophyllos. By © Anastasia Sebellin (GIROS fb), prov. Belluno 6.VII.2021.
⬆︎ After Swartz 1788, Nova genera & species plantarum, seu Prodromus descriptionum vegetabilium… : 8. From BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library). URL: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/376728
⬆︎ After T. Nuttall, The Genera of Nordamerican Plants, 1817: 196. From BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library). URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/196/mode/1up
Nel disegno seguente è raffigurata l'unica specie europea, sotto il sinonimo Microstylis monophyllos.
⬆︎ After M. Schulze, Die Orchidaceen Deutschlands, 1894: taf. 69. From Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz. Botanical Institute, University of Basel, Switzerland. URL:https://orchid.unibas.ch/phpMyHerbarium/documents/61/300061m.jpg