Photo by © Labat and Mobot Madagascar Photo List

Common Name The Delicate Cynorkis

Flower Size

Found in northeastern Madagascar in humid coastal forests at elevations up to 240 meters as a miniature sized, hot growing terrestrial with 3 to 5, basal, oblong, acute leaves that blooms in the spring on an erect, 2.4 to 6" [6 to 15 cm] long overall, rachis .8 to 2.8" [2 to 7 cm] long, pubescent to 10 flowered inflorescence with triangular, acute, , shorter than the ovary floral bracts.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Madagascar Hermans 2007; Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar Cribb & Herman 2009; Les Orchidees de Madagascar Bosser & Lecoufle 2015 drawing/photo fide; A la Recherche des Orchidees de Madagascar Hervouet 2018 photo fide;

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