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Cynorkis speciosa Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 22: 122 (1886).
Homotypic Names:
Cynorkis angustipetala var. speciosa (Ridl.) H.Perrier, Fl. Madagasc. 49(1): 144 (1939).
Heterotypic Synonyms:
Cynorkis amabilis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 40 (1924).
Cynorkis bella Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 42 (1924).
Cynorkis oligadenia Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 62 (1924).
Cynorkis oxypetala Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 63 (1924).
Cynorkis angustipetala var. amabilis (Schltr.) H.Perrier, Fl. Madagasc. 49(1): 145 (1939).
Cynorkis angustipetala var. bella (Schltr.) H.Perrier, Fl. Madagasc. 49(1): 145 (1939).
Cynorkis angustipetala var. oligadenia (Schltr.) H.Perrier, Fl. Madagasc. 49(1): 145 (1939).
Cynorkis angustipetala var. oxypetala (Schltr.) H.Perrier, Fl. Madagasc. 49(1): 144 (1939).
Cynorkis angustipetala var. moramangensis H.Perrier ex Hermans, Orchids Madagascar, ed. 2: 291 (2007).
Cynorkis angustipetala var. tananarivensis H.Perrier ex Hermans, Orchids Madagascar, ed. 2: 291 (2007).
Description:
Plants with 2 radical leaves; spur shorter than the pedicel; anther apiculate: rostellum with its median lobe square, much sorter than the arms.
Habitat:
No data
Distribution:
C. & SE. Madagascar
References:
Flora of Madagascar Perrier 1939/81; Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar Cribb & Herman 2009
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