Cynorkis Section Lowiorchis H. Perr.
Description:
Rostellum with long or short arms, always entire to a certain distance in front of the anther, median lobe double, bilabiate or almost, the superior lip reduced with 1-2 small, projecting, obtuse, or to the contrary developed in an obliquely ascending lamina, the inferior part membranous, forming a gutter or curved lobe; labellum always 4 lobed, or trilobed with the median lobe more or less deeply bifid.
Type species:
Cynorkis lowiana Rchb.f.
Species:
| Cynorkis aphylla Schltr. | N. Madagascar. |
| Cynorkis fimbriata H.Perrier ex Hermans | N. & C. Madagascar. |
| Cynorkis lowiana Rchb.f. | Madagascar. |
| Cynorkis orchioides Schltr. | W & NC. Madagascar. |
| Cynorkis sambiranoensis Schltr. | N. & W. Madagascar. |
World Checklist of Monocotyledons. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.kew.org/wcsp/monocots/ accessed 032/04/2020

