Cynorkis summerhayesiana Geerinck 1982 SECTION Parviflorae Drawing by © Geerink

Full shade Cool Cold

Common Name Summerhayes' Cynorkis [British Botanist in Africa 1900's]

Flower Size

Found Zaire at elevations around 2000 meters as a miniature sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial with a single, subbasal, elliptic, apiculate leaf that blooms on an erect, to 4" [10 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence

Synonyms Bicornella summerhayesiana (Geerinck) Szlach. & Kras 2006

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flore D'Afrique Centrale [Zaire- Rwands - Burundi] Orhidaceae Premeir parte Geerink 1984 drawing fide;

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