Cynorkis globifera H.Perrier, Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 146 (1951).
Description:
Geophyta 15-40 cm. alta, foliis radicalibus 2-3; foliorum petioli cum caule vaginis 2-3 ima basi cincti; foliorum lamina anguste oblongo-lanceolata vel oblanceolata (4-12 X 1-2,2 cm.). Scapus robustus (c. 3 mm. diam.) bracteis sterilibus 1 cm. longis sparsim praeditus; racemus 2-13 cm. longus; bracteae ovarii pedicellati tertia parte aequales; ovarii sepalorumque costae pilis minutis exterius ciliatae; perianthium 4 mm. longum; sepalum posticum concavo-naviculare, e basi 3 mm. lata apicem obtusum versus attenuatum: lateralia paululo majora (3,5 X 2 mm.), obtusa, binervia, paulum arcuate; petala sepalis angustiora, binervia. Labellum trilobum, basi dilatatum (3 mm. latum), lobis aequimagnis, trinerviis; calcar globiforme (1 mm. diam.) nigrum, Anthera haud apiculata; staminodia erecta, vix spathulata, anther breviora; gynostemium Hemiperidis. Ovarium pedicellatum 6 mm. longum costis extus obscure ciliatis.
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Habitat:
Distribution:
SE. Madagascar
