Cynorkis purpurea

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Cynorkis purpurea']

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery nor in wikidata 'Cynorkis purpurea'

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Orchidoideae • Tribus: Orchideae • Subtribus: Orchidinae • Genus: Cynorkis • Species: Cynorkis purpurea (Thouars) Kraenzl. (1898)

Synonyms
Basionym Habenaria purpurea Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 17 (1822) Homotypic synonyms Peristylus purpureus (Thouars) S.Moore in J.G.Baker, Fl. Mauritius: 335 (1877) Imerinorchis purpurea (Thouars) Szlach., Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 56: 69 (2005)

Botanical illustrations

Cynorkis purpurea
(as syn.
Habenaria purpurea)
plate 17 in:
A.A. Du Petit-Thouars:
Histoire particulière
des plantes Orchidées
(1822)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition Continental: Africa Regional: Western Indian Ocean Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Cynorkis purpurea.

Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Cynorkis purpurea