FZ.13. Cynorkis Thouars

Description of the genus

Terrestrial, rarely epiphytic, herbs. Stem, ovary and calyx often glandular-hairy. Leaves mostly radical with a few sheath-like on stem. Flowers in terminal raceme, white, pink or purple to mauve. Dorsal sepal often forming a hood with the petals; lateral free. Lip entire or 3-5-lobed, with a spur.

Worldwide: 125 species, mostly native to Madagascar and the Mascarenes, with c.20 in mainland Africa.

Rwanda: 4 taxa.

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Species		Content
anacamptoides Kraenzl. var. anacamptoides		Description, Image
debilis (Hook.f.) Summerh.		Description, Image
kassneriana Kraenzl.		Description, Image
symoensii Geerinck & Tournay		Description

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Flora of Burundi: Cynorkis
Flora of the DRC: Cynorkis
Flora of Malawi: Cynorkis
Flora of Mozambique: Cynorkis
Flora of Zambia: Cynorkis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Cynorkis

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Cynorkis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Cynorkis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Cynorkis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Cynorkis
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iNaturalist: Cynorkis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cynorkis
JSTOR Plant Science: Cynorkis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Cynorkis
Plants of the World Online: Cynorkis
Tropicos: Cynorkis
Wikipedia: Cynorkis