Cynorkis trilinguis (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr. 1915SECTION Parviflorae Photo by © Fred and his Flickr Orchid Photo Website
Plant in situ Reunion Photo by © François Vandeschricke and The Orchidees de Reunion Website
Common Name or Meaning The Three Tongued Cynorkis [refers to the Tri-Lobed Lip]
Flower Size
Found in Reunion in the volcanic area of the southeast at elevations of 800 to 1500 meters as a small sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial that blooms in the summer on a terminal, erect, to 8" [20 cm] long, few flowered inflorescence with variably colored flowers.
Synonyms *Hemiperis trilinguis Frapp. ex Cordem. 1895
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
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