Cynorkis buchananii Rolfe

Species

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Characteristics

Basal leaves 1 or 2, pale green, 2–16 × 1.5–3.5 cm, lanceolate to elliptic, narrowing to a petiole-like base; peduncle leaves several, reduced, the lowest usually similar to but smaller than the basal leaves, the remainder sheath-like, up to 23 mm long.
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Inflorescence 2.5–11 cm long, laxly to densely several-to many-flowered, flowers often ± secund; rhachis sparsely glandular-hairy; bracts 8–12 mm long, lanceolate, acute; ovary and pedicel 8–12 mm long, arching, sparsely glandular-hairy.
Lip 6–7.5 × 2–3.5 mm, wedge-shaped, entire but with slight indentations at the lip, and with 2 small lobules at the base.
Petals 3–5.5 × 1.5–2.5 mm, falcate, adnate to column and lip at base and forming a hood with the dorsal sepal.
Dorsal sepal 3.5–5.5 × 2–3.2 mm, ovate, acute, convex, the apex slightly recurved.
Column short and stout, the rostellum overtopping the anther, up to 1.5 mm tall.
Lateral sepals deflexed, 6–8 × 2–3 mm, obliquely lanceolate, acute.
Flowers pale pink or lilac, whitish at base of lip and inside hood.
Tubers usually 2, c. 1.5 cm long, ovoid.
Spur 3–5 mm long, somewhat incurved.
Terrestrial herb 10–44 cm tall.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Distribution

Cynorkis buchananii world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:625255-1
WFO ID wfo-0000934795
COL ID 6C89R
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Synonyms

Bicornella buchananii Cynorkis bosseriana Cynorkis buchananii Cynorkis nyassana Bicornella bosseriana Cynorkis buchwaldiana subsp. nyassana