Cynorkis andohahelensis H.Perrier, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 8: 34 (1939).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Bicornella andohahelensis (H.Perrier) Szlach. & Kras, Richardiana 6: 142 (2006).
Description:
Plants thin, subfiliform, glabrous, without radical developed leaves, 25-45cm tall; tubers 2, oblong; stern sheathed basally by several brown sheaths, hearing above 4-6 cataphyllis, 1-2 cm long, sheathing the lower half of the stem, attenuate in an acute, narrow and tall limbus; inferior inter-nodes much longer (10 cm generally) than the superiors (2-3 cm). Inflorescence short (1-3 x l cm), dense, 10-15 flowered; bracts 1 veined, longer than the pedicel or only slightly longer, flowers small (4-5 mm without the pedicel), sepals white, petals white margined with yellow and the labellum yellow. Sepals 3 veined, lateral veins obsolete, the median oval-obtuse (3 x 2.2 mm), the laterals larger and semi-orbicular (4.5 x 2.8 mm). Petals triangular-obtuse (3 x 2 mm), slightly acuminate above the middle, 2 veined, curved in the front edge. Labellum thick, opaque, 5 veined slightly indicated by the 5 dark lines (5 x 4 mm between the tips of the lateral lobes), wide basally, trilobed in the lower quarter, laterals narrow (2 x 0.6 mm ), the median longer (3.2 x 1-1.3 mm), slightly spatulate apically, spur l mm long, 0.5 mm, thick basally, obtuse and slightly curved in front. Anther 1 mm tall, channel short (0.8 mm). Rostellum tridentates teeth equal and rounded. Stigmas short, flat apically, slightly projecting. Pedicel 6 mm long.
Habitat:
Growing in humus in ericoid bushes, from 1800-2000 m alt., flowering in January.
Distribution:
SE. Madagascar
