Cynorkis boryana (A.Rich.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 331 (1835).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Gymnadenia boryana A.Rich., Mém. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 4: 26 (1828).
Physoceras boryanum (A.Rich.) Bosser, Adansonia, n.s., 20: 257 (1980).
Description:
Leaves solitary, lanceolate, about 4 in. long, nearly 1 in. broad. Scape erect, more, than ½ foot in height, several-flowered; bracts ovate, acuminate, about ½ in. long; pedicel and ovary 1 in. in length. Sepals oblong-ovate, obtuse, about ¼ in. long. Petals obovate, obtuse. Labellum more than ½ in. long, obovate, 3-lobed; lobes oblong, truncate, crenulate; spur 1/6 in. long, clavate, curved. Anther apparently dorsal, going out in two long dilated upcurved arms.
Habitat:
Not recorded:
Distribution:
Mascarenes
References:
Adansonia vol. 20, n. 3, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (Paris) - Direction des bibliothèques et de la documentation
