Orchidaceae
Cynorkis

Cynorkis ridleyi T.Durand & Schinz

First published in Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 92 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Comoros, Madagascar, Réunion. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Comoros, Madagascar, Réunion

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernet, P. (2010). Orchidées de la Réunion: 1-368. Naturae Amici éditions.
  • Cribb, P., Hermans, J. & Rakotoarinivo, M. (2009). Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar: 1-456. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 29, 2010 Nusbaumer, L.; Ranirison, P. [LN 1601] Madagascar K000395939 Yes
Jan 1, 2010 Razanatsoa, H.; Razafindasy, R. [581] Madagascar K000396149 Yes
Madagascar K:SPC-61428.000 No
Rajaovelona, L., Briggs, M., Rakotovao, C., Rakotonasolo, F. [RJL 28] Madagascar K000664517 Yes
Madagascar K:SPC-61010.000 No
Antilahimena, P., et al. [3831] Madagascar K000970062 Yes
Antilahimena, P., et al. [3798] Madagascar K000970063 Yes
Madagascar K:SPC-60979.000 No
Hildebrandt, J.M. [3730] Madagascar K000415581 Type Yes
Madagascar K:SPC-61436.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images