Cynorkis micrantha (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr. 1915 SECTION Parviflora © Photo by Rogier van Vugt and his P Base Orchid Photo Website
Inflorescence Photos by © François Vandeschricke and The Orchidees de Reunion Website
Common Name or Meaning The Small Flowered Cynorkis
Flower Size .2" [5 mm]
Found in Reunion in humid forests at elevations around 1200 meters as a mini-miniature sized, cool growing terrestrial that blooms in the fall on an erect, terminal, 2 to 2.4" [5 to 6 cm] long, several flowered inflorescence.
Synonyms *Hemiperis micrantha Frapp. ex Cordem. 1895
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
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