Corycium orobanchoides

Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery. (No wikidata item is associated with this gallery)

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Orchidoideae • Tribus: Diseae • Subtribus: Coryciinae • Genus: Corycium • Species: Corycium orobanchoides (L.f.) Sw. (1800)

Synonyms
Basionym Satyrium orobanchoides L.f., Suppl. Pl.: 402. (1782) Homotypic synonyms Pterygodium orobanchoides (L.f.) Schltr., Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 848 (1898) Heterotypic synonyms Ophrys volucris Thunb., Prodr. Pl. Cap.: 2 (1794) Corycium vestitum Sw., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 222 (1800) Pterygodium vestitum (Sw.) Schltr., Bull. Herb. Boissier 6: 857 (1898)

Type species

Images of the whole plant

Corycium orobanchoides

Inflorescences

Corycium orobanchoides
South Africa - Western Cape
Melkbosstrand - Koeberg Nature Res.

Flowers

Corycium orobanchoides
Corycium orobanchoides
South Africa - Western Cape
Melkbosstrand - Koeberg Nature Res.
Corycium orobanchoides
Corycium orobanchoides
South Africa - Western Cape
Melkbosstrand - Koeberg Nature Res.
Labellum

Botanical illustrations

Corycium orobanchoides
plate 45 in:
Edwards's Bot. Register,
vol. 24,
(1838)
Corycium orobanchoides
(as syn.
Pterygodium orobanchoides)
plate 83 in:
Harry Bolus:
Orchids of South Africa
volume III
(1913)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition Africa Southern Africa Cape Provinces.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Corycium orobanchoides.

Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Corycium orobanchoides