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Cynorkis squamosa (Poir.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 332 (1835).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Orchis squamosa Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 601 (1798).
Gymnadenia squamata (Poir.) A.Rich., Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 4: 22 (1828).
Amphorkis squamosa (Poir.) Frapp. ex Cordem., Fl. Réunion: 231 (1895).
Heterotypic Synonyms:
Amphorkis calcarata Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 4 (1822).
Orchis dubia Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: 1 (1822).
Habenaria amphorchis Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 689 (1826).
Barlaea calcarata (Thouars) Rchb.f., Linnaea 41: 54 (1876).
Cynorkis calcarata (Thouars) T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 96 (1894).
Description:
Tubers about i in. in length, oblong. Leaves lanceolate, acuminate 4-6 in. long, ½-¾in. broad, sheathing the scape for a short distance. Scape slender, 6-9 in high, clothed-with a few narrow sheathing scales; flowers numerous, crowded; bracts lanceolate, acuminate, nearly ¼ in. long. Sepals and petals subequal, ovate-oblong, about 1/6 in. in length. Labellum about ¼ in. long, broadly cuneate, 3-lobed; lateral lobes short, obtuse; midlobe rotundate, cuspidulate, crenulate; spur more than 1/6 in. long, straight, slender, obtuse. Rostellum almost horizontal lobes of the, stigma cuneate, with a row of black dots round the outer border. Capsule oblong, 1/3 in. long.
Habitat:
Found at elevations around 1200 to 1600 meters.
Cultivation:
As given for the genus, cool growing terrestrial.
Distribution:
Mascarenes
References:
Historie Particulier des Plantes Orchidees Recueilles Sur Trois Iles Australes d'Afrique Thouars 1822
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