Corymborkis

Corymborkis
Corymborkis flava
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Tropidieae
Genus: Corymborkis
Thouars
Synonyms[1]
  • Corymbis Thouars
  • Corymborchis Thouars
  • Hysteria Reinw.
  • Macrostylis Breda
  • Rhynchandra Rchb. f.
  • Rynchanthera Blume
  • Tomotris Raf.

Corymborkis is a pantropical genus of 6 species of terrestrial orchids. They bear white or greenish flowers.

Species

Species currently accepted as of May 2014:[1]

  1. Corymborkis corymbis Thouars - Africa from Guinea to Ethiopia to South Africa; Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion
  2. Corymborkis flava (Sw.) Kuntze - South America, Central America, Cuba, Jamaica
  3. Corymborkis forcipigera (Rchb.f. & Warsz.) L.O.Williams - Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Colombia
  4. Corymborkis galipanensis (Rchb.f.) Foldats - Venezuela
  5. Corymborkis minima P.J.Cribb - Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea
  6. Corymborkis veratrifolia (Reinw.) Blume - China, Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Queensland, Pacific Islands

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist

External links

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