''Cynorkis'' is a
genus
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of
orchid
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s in the subtribe
Orchidinae
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. Species in this genus are native to mainland
Africa
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, the
Comoro Islands
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, the
Mascarene Islands
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, and
Madagascar
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.
Species
, Plants of the World Online
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History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
accepted the following species:[
*'' 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
''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.
Species
, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: ...
'' (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
''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.
Species
, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: ...
'' Rolfe
*'' Cynorkis violacea'' Schltr.
*'' Cynorkis volombato'' Bosser
*'' Cynorkis windsorensis'' Hervouet
*'' Cynorkis zaratananae'' Schltr.
See also
* List of Orchidaceae genera
This is a list of genera in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), originally according tThe Families of Flowering Plants- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the ''Orchid Research Newsletter'' which ...
References
External links
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Orchideae genera
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