Cynorkis flexuosa var. flexuosa
Heterotypic Synonyms:
Gymnadenia lyallii Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 712 (1840), nom. inval.Cynorkis fallax Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 34(2): 308 (1916).
Description:
Plants differing from Cynorkis flexuosa by the flowers bearing several glands exteriorly, the anther largely apiculate and the rostellum with the median lobe larger (3 mm) than the arms (2 mm), in a rectangular lamina, truncate and slightly notched apically.
Habitat:
In humid prairies, from 1500 m alt.; flowering in January.
Distribution:
Madagascar
