Cynorkis anisoloba Summerh.

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Forest just below plateau below Nhandore Peak, Mt Gorongosa.

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Status:	Native
Description:
Notes:	- It is distinguished from the closely-related C. debilis by the lip. In C. anisoloba, it is 3-lobed only in the apical half, and the side lobes are much narrower than the mid lobe. - This species was considered endemic to the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe (la Croix & Cribb, 1995; Mapaura, 2002)but has also been recorded from adjacent areas in Mozambique (Schelpe, 1973), including Mt Gorongosa. - It is locally common on Mount Gorongosa between 1550 - and 1800 m.
Derivation of specific name:	anisoloba: with unequal lobes
Habitat:	in damp or wet soil, in rock crevices or among short grasses, sometimes in deep shade.
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Flowering time:	Feb - Apr
Worldwide distribution:	Border mountains of Zimbabwe and Mozambique including Mt Gorongosa.
Mozambique distribution:	MS
Growth form:	P
Endemic status:	NrEnd
Red data list status:	LR-nt
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Content last updated:	Thursday 2 October 2008
Literature:	Ball, J.S. (2009). Terrestrial African Orchids, A Selected Review Pages 30 - 31. (Includes a picture). Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 55. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 14. SABONET. Pretoria. Page 175. La Croix, I and Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) FZ 11(1) Pages 52 - 53. Mapaura, A & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 95. Mapaura, A. (2002). Endemic Plant Species of Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(1) Page 128. Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1976). A Provisional Checklist of the Orchidaceae of Mozambique South African Journal of Botany 42(4) Page 390.

Other sources of information about Cynorkis anisoloba:

African Plant Database: Cynorkis anisoloba
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Cynorkis anisoloba
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Cynorkis anisoloba
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Cynorkis anisoloba
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Cynorkis anisoloba
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Cynorkis anisoloba
JSTOR Plant Science: Cynorkis anisoloba
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Cynorkis anisoloba
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Cynorkis anisoloba
Tropicos: Cynorkis anisoloba
West African Plants database: Cynorkis anisoloba