Cynorkis

Cynorkis
	Flowers of Cynorkis villosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Orchideae
Subtribe:	Orchidinae
Genus:	Cynorkis; Thouars
Type species
	Cynorkis fastigiata; Thouars
Synonyms
	Acrostylia Frapp. ex Cordem. ; Amphorkis Thouars ; Arnottia A.Rich. ; Barlaea Rchb.f. ; Bicornella Lindl. ; Camilleugenia Frapp. ex Cordem. ; Cynorchis Thouars ; Cynosorchis Thouars ; Forsythmajoria Kraenzl. ex Schltr. ; Helorchis Schltr. ; Hemiperis Frapp. ex Cordem. ; Imerinorchis Szlach. ; Lemuranthe Schltr. ; Lowiorchis Szlach. ; Microtheca Schltr. ; Monadeniorchis Szlach. & Kras ; Physoceras Schltr. ;

Cynorkis is a genus of orchids in the subtribe Orchidinae. Species in this genus are native to mainland Africa, the Comoro Islands, the Mascarene Islands, and Madagascar.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Species

As of August 2023^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[1]

Cynorkis aconitiflora Hermans, Andriant. & Sieder
Cynorkis alborubra Schltr.
Cynorkis ambondrombensis Boiteau
Cynorkis ampullacea H.Perrier ex Hermans
Cynorkis ampullifera H.Perrier
Cynorkis anacamptoides Kraenzl.
Cynorkis andohahelensis H.Perrier
Cynorkis andringitrana Schltr.
Cynorkis angustipetala Ridl.
Cynorkis anisoloba Summerh.
Cynorkis ankaranensis Hervouet
Cynorkis aphylla Schltr.
Cynorkis aristei (J.-B.Castillon) P.J.Cribb & Hermans
Cynorkis aurantiaca Ridl.
Cynorkis australis (Boiteau) Hermans & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis bardotiana Bosser
Cynorkis baronii Rolfe
Cynorkis bathiei Schltr.
Cynorkis betsileensis Kraenzl.
Cynorkis betsomangensis (Bosser) Hermans & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis bifurca (H.Perrier) Hermans & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis bimaculata (Ridl.) H.Perrier
Cynorkis bobyi Hermans & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis boinana Schltr.
Cynorkis borbonica Pailler
Cynorkis boryana (A.Rich.) Lindl.
Cynorkis brachyceras Schltr.
Cynorkis brachystachya Bosser
Cynorkis brevicalcar P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis brevicornu Ridl.
Cynorkis breviplectra (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.
Cynorkis buchananii Rolfe
Cynorkis buchwaldiana Kraenzl.
Cynorkis cadetii Bosser
Cynorkis calanthoides Kraenzl.
Cynorkis calcarata (Thouars) T.Durand & Schinz
Cynorkis cardiophylla Schltr.
Cynorkis castillonii (P.Bernet) Hermans & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis catatii Bosser
Cynorkis christae Hermans, Andriant. & Sieder
Cynorkis cinnabarina (Rolfe) Hermans & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis citrata (Thouars) P.Bernet
Cynorkis clarae Geerinck
Cynorkis coccinelloides (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.
Cynorkis commersoniana (A.Rich.) Kraenzl.
Cynorkis commersonii Rchb.f.
Cynorkis comorensis Bosser
Cynorkis compacta Rchb.f.
Cynorkis confusa H.Perrier
Cynorkis constellata (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.
Cynorkis cuneilabia Schltr.
Cynorkis debilis (Hook.f.) Summerh.
Cynorkis decaryana H.Perrier ex Hermans
Cynorkis dens-serpens Hermans & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis discolor (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.
Cynorkis disperidoides Bosser
Cynorkis elegans Rchb.f.
Cynorkis elephantina Hermans, Andriant. & Sieder
Cynorkis epiphytica (Schltr.) Hermans & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis ericophila H.Perrier ex Hermans
Cynorkis exilis (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.
Cynorkis falcata (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.
Cynorkis fastigiata Thouars
Cynorkis filiformis Schltr.
Cynorkis fimbriata H.Perrier ex Hermans
Cynorkis flabellifera H.Perrier
Cynorkis flexuosa Lindl.
Cynorkis flexuosatis (Thouars) Hermans
Cynorkis formosa Bosser
Cynorkis gabonensis Summerh.
Cynorkis gibbosa Ridl.
Cynorkis gigas Schltr.
Cynorkis glandulosa Ridl.
Cynorkis globifera H.Perrier
Cynorkis globosa Schltr.
Cynorkis globulosa (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.
Cynorkis graminea (Thouars) Schltr.
Cynorkis gymnochiloides (Schltr.) H.Perrier
Cynorkis henrici Schltr.
Cynorkis hispidula Ridl.
Cynorkis hologlossa Schltr.
Cynorkis humbertii Bosser
Cynorkis humblotiana Kraenzl.
Cynorkis hyacinthina Hermans & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis imbellis (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Hermans & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis inermis (Thouars) Hermans & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis jackyi Hermans & Sieder
Cynorkis jumelleana Schltr.
Cynorkis kassneriana Kraenzl.
Cynorkis kirkii Rolfe
Cynorkis lagenifera (H.Perrier) Hermans & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis lancilabia Schltr.
Cynorkis latipetala H.Perrier
Cynorkis leandriana (H.Perrier) Hervouet
Cynorkis lemurica Bosser
Cynorkis lentiginosa Hermans, Andriant. & Sieder
Cynorkis lilacina Ridl.
Cynorkis lindleyana Hermans
Cynorkis lowiana Rchb.f.
Cynorkis mammuthus Hermans & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis mangabensis Hermans & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis marojejyensis Bosser
Cynorkis melinantha Schltr.
Cynorkis mellitula Toill.-Gen. & Bosser
Cynorkis mesophylla Schltr.
Cynorkis micrantha (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.
Cynorkis minuticalcar Toill.-Gen. & Bosser
Cynorkis × mirabile Hermans & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis monadenia H.Perrier
Cynorkis muscicola Bosser
Cynorkis nutans (Ridl.) H.Perrier
Cynorkis ochroglossa Schltr.
Cynorkis ochyrae Szlach. & Olszewski
Cynorkis orchioides Schltr.
Cynorkis papilio Bosser
Cynorkis papillosa (Ridl.) Summerh.
Cynorkis paradoxa (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.
Cynorkis parvula Schltr.
Cynorkis pelicanides (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.
Cynorkis perrieri Schltr.
Cynorkis petiolata H.Perrier
Cynorkis peyrotii Bosser
Cynorkis pinguicularioides H.Perrier ex Hermans
Cynorkis pleistadenia (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
Cynorkis prehsleri Hermans & Sieder
Cynorkis pseudorolfei H.Perrier
Cynorkis purpurascens Thouars
Cynorkis purpurea (Thouars) Kraenzl.
Cynorkis quinqueloba H.Perrier ex Hermans
Cynorkis quinquepartita H.Perrier ex Hermans
Cynorkis × ranaivosonii Hermans
Cynorkis ridleyi T.Durand & Schinz
Cynorkis ringens (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.
Cynorkis rolfei Hochr.
Cynorkis rosellata (Thouars) Bosser
Cynorkis rotundifolia (H.Perrier) Hermans & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis rungweensis Schltr.
Cynorkis sacculata Schltr.
Cynorkis sagittata H.Perrier
Cynorkis sambiranoensis Schltr.
Cynorkis sanguinolenta Hermans, L.Gaut. & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis saxicola Schltr.
Cynorkis schlechteri H.Perrier
Cynorkis schmidtii (Kraenzl.) Schltr.
Cynorkis siederi Hermans & Andriant.
Cynorkis sigmoidea Kraenzl.
Cynorkis simplex (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Hermans & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis sororia Schltr.
Cynorkis souegesii Bosser & Veyret
Cynorkis spatulata H.Perrier ex Hermans
Cynorkis speciosa Ridl.
Cynorkis squamosa (Poir.) Lindl.
Cynorkis stolonifera (Schltr.) Schltr.
Cynorkis subtilis Bosser
Cynorkis summerhayesiana Geerinck
Cynorkis sylvatica Bosser
Cynorkis symoensii Geerinck & Tournay
Cynorkis syringescens Hermans & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis tamponensis Schltr.
Cynorkis tenella Ridl.
Cynorkis tenerrima (Ridl.) Kraenzl.
Cynorkis tenuicalcar Schltr.
Cynorkis tristis Bosser
Cynorkis tryphioides Schltr.
Cynorkis uliginosa Bosser
Cynorkis uncata (Rolfe) Kraenzl.
Cynorkis unguiculata Hermans & P.J.Cribb
Cynorkis uniflora Lindl.
Cynorkis usambarae Rolfe
Cynorkis verrucosa Bosser
Cynorkis villosa Rolfe
Cynorkis violacea Schltr.
Cynorkis volombato Bosser
Cynorkis windsorensis Hervouet
Cynorkis zaratananae Schltr.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Cynorkis Thouars". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
^ ^a ^b Pridgeon, Alec M.; Cribb, Phillip J.; Chase, Mark W.; Rasmussen, Finn N., eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum: Orchidoideae (Part 1). Vol. 2. Oxford University Press. p. 276. ISBN 0198507100.
^ Sheehan, Thomas John; Sheehan, Marion (1994). An Illustrated Survey of Orchid Genera. Timber Press. p. 136. ISBN 0881922889.
^ la Croix, Isobyl (2008). The New Encyclopedia of Orchids: 1500 Species in Cultivation. Timber Press. p. 132. ISBN 9780881928761.
^ Boosey, Jane (2007). 300 Orchids: Species, Hybrids and Varieties in Cultivation. Firefly Books. p. 176. ISBN 9781554072965.

External links

Media related to Cynorkis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Cynorkis at Wikispecies

This Orchidoideae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[POWO_29181-1-1] "Cynorkis Thouars". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-08-03.

[GOvol2-2] Pridgeon, Alec M.; Cribb, Phillip J.; Chase, Mark W.; Rasmussen, Finn N., eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum: Orchidoideae (Part 1). Vol. 2. Oxford University Press. p. 276. ISBN 0198507100.

[Illust-3] Sheehan, Thomas John; Sheehan, Marion (1994). An Illustrated Survey of Orchid Genera. Timber Press. p. 136. ISBN 0881922889.

[Encyc-4] Croix, Isobyl (2008). The New Encyclopedia of Orchids: 1500 Species in Cultivation. Timber Press. p. 132. ISBN 9780881928761.

[300orchids-5] Boosey, Jane (2007). 300 Orchids: Species, Hybrids and Varieties in Cultivation. Firefly Books. p. 176. ISBN 9781554072965.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

Species

See also

References

External links