Key to intraspecific variants of Cynorkis buchwaldiana Kraenzl.
| 1a | Leaf 1; dorsal sepal 4-5-6 mm. long; lip 8-9-5 mm. long: | |
| 1b | Lip distinctly 3-lobed at apex, the middle apical lobe longer than side lobes; dorsal sepal 6 mm. long | subsp. buchwaldiana |
| 2a | Leaves 2(-3); dorsal sepal 3-3-5 mm. long; lip 6-8 mm. long, subequally 3-lobed at apex | subsp. braunii |
References:
Flora of Tropical East Africa Summerhayes Orchidaceae Part 1 1968; WCSP (2020). 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://wcsp.science.kew.org/ Retrieved 19 October 2020.'
