Cynorchis

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Cynorchis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Cynorchis (Greek for dog orchid). Orchidaceae. Terrestrial orchids, grown in the warmhouse. Flower-clusters loose; sepals and petals similar, or the petals smaller, spreading; lip spreading, 3-5-lobed, spurred; anther short, with 2 points, between which arises the middle lobe of the beak.—About 25 species, of the Mascarene Islands and tropical Africa. The following have been in cult.: C. compacta. Reichb. f. Fls. white, the disk of lip red-spotted. Natal. B.M. 8053. O.K. 19:265. —C. Lowiana, Reichb. f. Lateral sepals light green, the lip bright rose-purple, the spur clavate. Madagascar. B.M. 7551. (as C. purpurascens). O.K. 19:273. G. C. III. 43: 184.—C. Morlandii, Rolfe. Racemes 5-9-fld.; fls. medium-sized, lilac. Mozambique. — C. purpurascens, Thomas. Fls. numerous in a spike-like raceme or head, rose, with the disk of the lip white. Mascarene Isls. B.M. 7852. O.K. 14:305; 15:121; 19:272. G. C. III. 29: 87; 35:227.—C. villosa. Rolfe. Raceme spike like, densely fld.; fls. rose-purple, the sepals glandular-hairy. Madagascar. B.M. 7845. George V. Nash. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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