FZ.44. Cyrtorchis Schltr.

Description of the genus

Epiphytic or lithophytic herbs. Pseudobulbs 0. Leaves distichous, fleshy or coriaceous, unequally and obtusely 2-lobed at apex. Flowers white, stellate, waxy, turning yellow with age. Sepals and petals free, ± similar, usually recurved towards apex. Lip similar, entire, spurred at base.

Worldwide: 16 species in tropical and S Africa

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
arcuata Lindl. subsp. arcuata	Z,MS,M	Description, Image
glaucifolia Summerh.[End]	N
praetermissa Summerh.	Z,MS	Description, Image
ringens (Rchb. f.) Summerh.		Description, Image

Other sources of information about Cyrtorchis:

Flora of Zimbabwe: Cyrtorchis
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cyrtorchis
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cyrtorchis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cyrtorchis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cyrtorchis
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cyrtorchis
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Cyrtorchis

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Stefaan Dondeyne 2007-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Dondeyne, S. (2013). Flora of Mozambique: Genus page: Cyrtorchis.
http://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=444, retrieved 19 June 2013

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