Orchidaceae

Cynorkis Thouars

First published in Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1: 317 (1809)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & S. Africa, W. Indian Ocean.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Comoros, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Réunion, Seychelles, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Fiji, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2001). Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 1-416. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Kew Bulletin

  • Baker, J. G. (1877). Flora of Mauritius and the Seychelles: 339. L. Reeve & Co., London.
  • Bernet, P.  (2010b). Orchidees de la Reunion. Naturae Amici editions, la Reunion.
  • Bernet, P. (2010a). Un nouveau Physoceras (Orchidaceae) de l’ile de la Reunion. Richardiana 10: 144 - 150.
  • Boiteau, P. (1942) Plantes nouvelles de Madagascar, Bull. Trimestriel Acad. Malgache, n.s., 24: 81 - 90.
  • Bosser, J. (1969). Contribution a l'Etude des Orchidaceae de Madagascar. Adansonia 9: 343 - 359.
  • Bosser, J. (1980). Contribution a l'Etude des Orchidaceae de Madagascar. Adansonia 20: 257 - 261.
  • Bosser, J. (2015). Description de trois Cynorkis Thouars nouveaux (Orchidaceae) du Nord de Madagascar. Adansonia 37: 19 - 23.
  • Brown, R. (1813). In: W. T. Aiton, HortusKewensis5: 191. Longman, Hurst, Rees Orme & Brown, London.
  • Castillon, J. B. (2010). Une variete nouvelle, Physoceras boryanum var. aristei (Orchidaceae) de l’ile de la Reunion. Richardiana 11: 13 - 17.
  • Dandouau, A. (1909). Catalogue Alphabetique des noms Malgaches de Vegetaux. Imprimerie Officielle, Anta­nanarivo.
  • Dorr, L. J. (1997). Plant Collectors in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Frappier, C. (1895). Orchidees. In: E. J. de Cordemoy, Flore de l ’ile de la Reunion, pp. 165 - 262. P. Klincksieck, Paris.
  • Govaerts, R., et al. (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens. Kew. Published on the Internet http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/.
  • Hermans, J.C. & Cribb, P. (2014). New species and new names in Malagasy orchids (Orchidaceae). Kew Bull. 69 (9517): 1 - 16.
  • Hermans, J.C., Du Puy, D., Cribb, P.J.& Bosser, J.(2007). Orchids of Madagascar. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • IUCN (2012). IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, 2nd Edition. IUCN Species Survival Commission, Gland & Cambridge.
  • Kraenzlin, F.  (1902). Orchidaceae Aficanae VII. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 33: 53 - 75.
  • Kraenzlin, F. (1898). Orchidacearum Genera et Species. Mayer & Mueller, Berlin.
  • Lindley, J. (1835). The Genera & Species of Orchidaceous Plants. Ridgeways, London.
  • Linne, C. von  (1939). In: H. Humbert, Flore de Madagascar. 49e. Famille — Orchidees. Tananarive Imprimerie Officielle, Madagascar.
  • Linne, C. von (1753). Species plantarum ed. 1: 939. Perrier de la Bathie, H. (1936). Notes sur quelques Habenaria en Madagascar. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 83: 579 - 585.
  • Linne, C. von (1955). In: H. Humbert, Les Orchidees du Massif du Marojejy et de ses avant-monts, Mem. Inst. Sci. Mada­gascar, Ser. B. Biol. Veg. 6: 253 - 271.
  • Linne, C. von (1951). Orchidees de Madagascar et des Comores. Nouvelles observations. Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 138 - 165.
  • Pridgeon, A.M. , Cribb, P. J., Chase, M. W. & Rasmussen, F. N. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum, 2, Orchidoideae (part one). Oxford University Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Bateman,R.M.,Cox,A.V.,Hapeman,J.R. & Chase, M. W. (1997). Phylogenetics of Subtribe Orchidinae (Orchidoideae, Orchidaceae) based on nuclear ITS sequences. 1. Intergeneric relationships andpolyphylyof Orchissensu lato. Lindleyana12: 89 - 109.
  • Reichenbach, H. G.  (1888b). New or Noteworthy Plants, Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 3: 424.
  • Reichenbach, H. G. (1888a). Orchideae describuntur. Flora: 149 -156.
  • Reinwardt, C. G. & Hornschuch, C. F. (1828). Musci Frondosi Javanici. Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 14: 699 - 730.
  • Richard, A. (1828). Monographie des Orchidees des Iles de France et Bourbon, Mem. Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris, ser. 3,4:1- 70
  • Ridley, H. N.  (1885). The Orchids of Madagascar . J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 21: 456-523.
  • Ridley, H. N.  (1886). On Dr. Fox's collection of Orchids from Madagascar, along with some obtained by the Rev. R. Baron from the same Island, J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 22: 116-127.
  • Ridley, H. N. (1883). Descriptions and Notes on new or rare Monocotyledonous plants from Madagascar, with one from Angola. J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 20: 329 - 338.
  • Rolfe, R. A. (1891). New and Little known Madagascan plants, collected and enumerated by G. F. Scott Elliot, J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 29: 50 - 59.
  • Schlechter, R.  (1915). Kritische Aufzahlung der bisher von Madagaskar, den Maskarenen, Komoren und Seychellen bekantgewordenen Orchidaceen. Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 33: 390 - 400.
  • Schlechter, R.  (1916). Orchidaceae Perrierianae (Collectio secunda). Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 34: 1 - 341.
  • Schlechter, R.  (1924). Orchidaceae Perrieranae. Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 33: 1 - 240.
  • Schlechter, R. (1913). Orchidacees de Madagascar. Orchidaceae Perrieranae Madagascarienses. Ann. Inst. Bot.-Geol. Colon. Marseille, ser. 3: 148 - 202.
  • Sprengel, K. (1826). Systema Vegetabilium 3. Sumtibus Librariae Dietrichianae, Gottingae.
  • Steudel, E. G von (1840). Nomenclator Botanicus, Ed. 2. J. G. Cottae, Stuttgardiae et Tubingae.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kras, M. (2006). Materiaux pour la revision des Habenariinae (Orchidaceae, Orchidoideae) — 6. Richardiana 6: 138 - 146.
  • Thouars, A. d. P.  (1822). Histoire particuliere des plantes orchidees recueillies sur les trois Iles Australes d'Afrique, de France. de Bourbon et de Madagascar, Bertrand, Treuttel & Wurtz, Paris.
  • Thouars, A. d. P. (1809). Extrait de trois Memoires lus a la premiere classe de l'Institut, sur l'histoire desplantesOrchideesdesilesaustrales d'Afrique. Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1: 314 - 319.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 259.
  • in Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom, Paris 1: 317 (1809)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • in Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1: 317 (1809).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • in Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1: 317 (1809)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 25, 2009 Antilahimena, P.; Justin, T. [1374] Madagascar K000395755 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Roberts, D.; Du Puy, D.; Cribb, P.; Britt, A.; Ranarivelo, T.; Rajaovelona, L. [TPPO 66] Madagascar K:SPC-73735.000 No
Jan 1, 2005 Cribb, P.; Du Puy, D,; Renz, T. [TPPO 200] Madagascar K:SPC-73734.000 No
Nov 12, 1959 Hannington, J. [s.n.] Tanzania K000415578 Holotype Yes
Sieder, A.; Andriantiana, J. [FS 4038] Madagascar K000718003 Yes
K:SPC-76489.000 No
Luke, Q.; Badua, A.; Bokara, D.; Hastings, Z.; Mebulo, I.; Rivas, J. [13468] Equatorial Guinea K001560622 Yes
Antilahimena, P., Bernard, R., Randrianasolo, S., Ratodimanana, B.A. [7144] Madagascar K001560378 Yes
Madagascar K:SPC-63695.000 No
Madagascar K:SPC-21586.000 No
Luke, Q.; Badua, A.; Bokara, D.; Hastings, Z.; Mebulo, I.; Rivas, J. [13519] Equatorial Guinea K001560097 Yes
Luao, R.; Milne-Redhead, E. [3724] Zambia K:SPC-01445.000 No
Du Puy, B.; Du Puy, D.; Raharilala, J.; Victor [MB284] Madagascar K:SPC-64395.000 No
Du Puy, D.J.; Moat, J. [M906] Madagascar K:SPC-72256.000 No
Zambia K:SPC-01800.058 No
Bognor, J. Madagascar K:SPC-30757.000 No
Du Puy, D.J.; Labat, J.-N.; Andriantiana, J. [M638] Madagascar K:SPC-72584.000 No
la Croix, I. [1194] Sao Tome and Principe K:SPC-61134.000 No
Rajaovelona, L., Cribb, P., Renz, T., Bühlmann, R., Andrianaivoravelona, B., Randriamboavonjy, T., Nah [RJL 296] Madagascar K000664887 Yes
Madagascar K:SPC-59393.000 No
Du Puy, B.; Du Puy, D.; et al. [MB198] Madagascar K:SPC-56127.000 No
Sieder, A.; Andriantiana, J. [FS 4195] Madagascar K000396319 Yes
Mason, L.M. [269] K:SPC-37587.000 No
Leedal, G.P. [2613] Tanzania K:SPC-40740.000 No
Lance, K. [8] Madagascar K:SPC-72272.000 No
Madagascar K:SPC-61154.000 No
Du Puy, B.; Du Puy, D.; Dransfield, D.; Dransfield, S.; Cooke, D.; Schatz, G.; Andrianatina, J. [MB435] Madagascar K:SPC-72582.000 No
Dupuy, D.J.; Cribb, P.; et al. [M836] Madagascar K:SPC-58230.000 No
Hermans, J.; Hermans, C. [30/5] Madagascar K:SPC-72429.000 No
Hillerman, F. [7 B] Madagascar K:SPC-44005.000 No
Turk, D.; Randrianasolo, J.; Rajoma, M. [724] Madagascar K:SPC-71848.000 No
Hillerman, F. [70] Madagascar K:SPC-44000.000 No
Madagascar K:SPC-61003.000 No
de Leyser, E.A. [45] Tanzania K:SPC-50350.000 No
Ball, J.S. [757] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-01464.000 No
Hillerman, F. [6] Madagascar K:SPC-43999.000 No
Williamson, G. [670] Zambia K:SPC-11887.014 No
Roberts, D.L.R [121] Madagascar K:SPC-78075.000 No
Reunion K:SPC-05889.000 No
Du Puy, B.; Du Put, D.; Labat, J-N.,, Rakouth, B. [MB656] Madagascar K:SPC-72253.000 No
Jeffrey, C. [361] Seychelles K:SPC-22916.000 No
Tanner, L. [152] Tanzania K:SPC-38859.000 No
Du Puy, D.J.; Labat, J.-N.; Andriantiana, J. [M637] Madagascar K:SPC-72264.000 No
Du Puy, B.; Du Puy, D.; Dransfield, D.; Dransfield, S.; Cooke, D.; Schatz, G.; Andrianatina, J. [MB435] Madagascar K:SPC-64398.000 No
Brummitt, R.K. [10684] Malawi K:SPC-25694.122 No
Dupuy, D.J.; Cribb, P.; et al. [M832] Madagascar K:SPC-58229.000 No
Du Puy, B.; Du Puy, D.; Dransfield, S.; Cooke, D.; Schatz, G.; Andriantiana, J. [MB436] Madagascar K:SPC-64394.000 No
Williamson, G. [233] Zambia K000048598 Type Yes
Williamson, G. [233] Zambia K:SPC-01800.061 No
Du Puy, D.J.; Labat, J.N.,, Andriantiana, J. [M643] Madagascar K:SPC-71855.000 No
Madagascar K:SPC-05888.000 No
Brummitt, R.K. [10125] Malawi K:SPC-25694.156 No
Hermans [2550] K:SPC-70383.000 No
Madagascar K:SPC-59686.000 No
Dupuy, D.J.; Cribb, P.; et al. [M866] Madagascar K:SPC-58233.000 No
Verdcourt, B. [182] Tanzania K:SPC-21584.000 No
Zimbabwe K:SPC-43040.000 No
Guittou, R., Razafitsalama, L.J., Edouard, F. [251] Madagascar Cynorchis K001560384 Yes
Du Puy, D.J.; Labal, J.N.; Andriantiana, J. [M670] Madagascar Cynorchis K:SPC-71375.000 No
Cheek, M. [1277] Madagascar Cynorchis K:SPC-58874.000 No
Luke, Q.; Badua, A.; Bokara, D.; Hastings, Z.; Mebulo, I.; Miller, S.; Rivas, J. [13452] Equatorial Guinea Cynorchis K001561600 Yes
Cheek, M. [1416] Madagascar Cynorchis K:SPC-57626.000 No
Madagascar Cynorchis K:SPC-61052.000 No
Cheek, M. [1376] Madagascar Cynorchis K:SPC-57104.000 No
Du Puy, D.J.; Labat, J.N.; Andriantiana, J. [M638] Madagascar Cynorchis K:SPC-71846.000 No
Madagascar Cynorchis K:SPC-61045.000 No
Cheek, M. [1415] Madagascar Cynorchis K:SPC-57627.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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 Bulletin

    • Kew Bulletin
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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

  • Orchideae: e-monocot.org

    • All Rights Reserved