Cynorkis symoensii Geerinck & Tournay

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Cynorkis

Characteristics

Inflorescence c. 5 cm long, fairly densely flowered, flowers up to 12, secund; bracts c. 7 mm long, lanceolate, acute; ovary and pedicel 8–12 mm long, semi-erect, arched at the top, the ovary slightly papillose.
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Basal leaves 2, semi-erect, 8–11 × 1.2–2.3 cm, narrowly elliptic, dark glossy-green; peduncle leaves 2–4, sheath-like, up to 13 mm long.
Lip 10 × 12 mm, wedge-shaped, 3-lobed with the mid-lobe reduced to a small point. Side lobes 5–8 mm long and wide, rounded.
Dorsal sepal 3.5–5 × 2.3 mm, ovate, very convex; lateral sepals 4 × 2.5–3 mm, obliquely ovate.
Spur 7–8 mm long, parallel to the ovary, swollen to 2 mm in diameter at apex.
Petals similar to lateral sepals, forming a hood with the dorsal sepal.
Sepals green, petals magenta, lip bright magenta-pink.
Anther loculi 1.2 mm high, staminodes very short.
Terrestrial or epiphytic herb 11–15 cm tall.
Tubers 2, c. 1 cm long, ovoid.
Peduncle glabrous.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.06 - 0.08
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Cynorkis symoensii world distribution map, present in Burkina Faso, Rwanda, and Tanzania, United Republic of

Conservation status

Cynorkis symoensii threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:625327-1
WFO ID wfo-0000934999
COL ID 6BVM9
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Synonyms

Bicornella symoensii Cynorkis symoensii