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The genus Cynorkis is in the family Orchidaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Cynorkis

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See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name	Status	Confi­dence level	Source	Date supplied	Infra. rec.
Cynorkis alborubra Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis ambondrombensis Boiteau	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis ampullacea H.Perrier ex Hermans	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis ampullifera H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis anacamptoides Kraenzl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	1
Cynorkis andohahelensis H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis andringitrana Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis angustipetala Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	5
Cynorkis anisoloba Summerh.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis aphylla Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis arnottioides Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis aurantiaca Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis bardotiana Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis baronii Rolfe	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis bathiei Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis betsileensis Kraenzl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis bimaculata (Ridl.) H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis boinana Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis brachycentra (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis brachyceras Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis brachystachya Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis brauniana Kraenzl.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis brevicalcar P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis brevicornu Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis breviplectra (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis buchananii Rolfe	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis buchwaldiana Kraenzl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	1
Cynorkis cadetii Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis calanthoides Kraenzl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis calcaripotens (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis cardiophylla Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis catatii Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis clarae Geerinck	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis clavata (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis coccinelloides (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis commersoniana (A.Rich.) Kraenzl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis commersonii Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis comorensis Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis compacta Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis confusa H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis constellata (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis cordemoyi Frapp. ex Cordem.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis crispa (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis cuneilabia Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis cylindrostachys Kraenzl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis debilis (Hook.f.) Summerh.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis decaryana H.Perrier ex Hermans	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis discolor (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis disperidoides Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis elata Rolfe	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis elegans Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis ericophila H.Perrier ex Hermans	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis exilis (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis falcata (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis fastigiata Thouars	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	1
Cynorkis filiformis Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis fimbriata H.Perrier ex Hermans	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis flabellifera H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis flexuosa Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	1
Cynorkis formosa Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis frappieri Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis gabonensis Summerh.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis gaesiformis H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis galeata Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis gibbosa Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis gigas Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis glandulosa Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis globifera H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis globosa Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis globulosa (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis graminea (Thouars) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis guttata Hermans & P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis gymnochiloides (Schltr.) H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis henrici Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis hispidula Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis hologlossa Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis humbertii Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis humblotiana Kraenzl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis japonica Kraenzl.	Unresolved		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis jumelleana Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis kassneriana Kraenzl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis kirkii Rolfe	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis laeta Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis lancilabia Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis latipetala H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis laxiflora (Blume) T.Durand & Schinz	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis lilacina Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	4
Cynorkis lindleyana Hermans	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis lowiana Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis ludens (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis × madagascarica Hermans	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Cynorkis marojejyensis Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis melinantha Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis mellitula Toill.-Gen. & Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis micrantha (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis minuticalcar Toill.-Gen. & Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis × mirabile Hermans & P.J.Cribb	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis monadenia H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis muscicola Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis nervilabris (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis nitida (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis nutans (Ridl.) H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis ochroglossa Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis ochyrae Szlach. & Olszewski	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis orchioides Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis papilio Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis papillosa (Ridl.) Summerh.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis paradoxa (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis parviflora Rchb.f.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis parvula Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis pelicanides (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis perrieri Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis petiolata H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis peyrotii Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis pinguicularioides H.Perrier ex Hermans	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis pleiadea (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis pleistadenia (Rchb.f.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis pseudorolfei H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis purpurascens Thouars	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis purpurea (Thouars) Kraenzl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis quinqueloba H.Perrier ex Hermans	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis quinquepartita H.Perrier ex Hermans	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis raymondiana H.Perrier ex Hermans	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis ridleyi T.Durand & Schinz	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis ringens (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis rolfei Hochr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis rosellata (Thouars) Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis rungweensis Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis sacculata Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis sagittata H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis sambiranoensis Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis saxicola Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis schlechteri H.Perrier	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis schmidtii (Kraenzl.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis seychellarum Aver.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis sigmoidea Kraenzl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis sororia Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis souegesii Bosser & Veyret	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis spatulata H.Perrier ex Hermans	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis spatulata H. Perrier	Unresolved		TRO	2012-04-18
Cynorkis squamosa (Poir.) Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis stenoglossa Kraenzl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis stolonifera (Schltr.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis subtilis Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis summerhayesiana Geerinck	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis sylvatica Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis symoensii Geerinck & Tournay	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis tamponensis Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis tenella Ridl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis tenerrima (Ridl.) Kraenzl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis tenuicalcar Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis trilinguis (Frapp. ex Cordem.) Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis tristis Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis tryphioides Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23	1
Cynorkis uncata (Rolfe) Kraenzl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis uncinata H. Perrier	Accepted		TRO	2012-04-18
Cynorkis uniflora Lindl.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis usambarae Rolfe	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis verrucosa Bosser	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis villosa Rolfe	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis violacea Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23
Cynorkis zaratananae Schltr.	Accepted		WCSP	2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 388 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Cynorkis. Of these 158 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 51 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Cynorkis. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 388 species names for the genus Cynorkis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	158	40.7%
◕	Synonym	225	58.0%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	5	1.3%

All names

The status of the 439 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Cynorkis recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	172	39.2%
◕	Synonym	262	59.7%
◕	Unplaced	0	0%
◕	Unassessed	5	1.1%

Of the species names,

• 17 are recorded as invalid
• 6 are recorded as illegitimate

The confidence with which the status of the 388 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Cynorkis, are assigned as follows:

	Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
	High confidence	157	214	0	0	371	95.6%
	Medium confidence	1	8	0	0	9	2.3%
	Low confidence	0	3	0	5	8	2.1%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Cynorkis is as follows: