Corymborkis

Cinnamon orchids
Corymborkis flava
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Tropidieae
Genus: Corymborkis
Thouars[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Corymbis Thouars
  • Corymborchis Thouars ex Blume
  • Hysteria Reinw.
  • Macrostylis Breda
  • Rhynchandra Rchb.
  • Rynchanthera Blume
  • Tomotris Raf.

Corymborkis, commonly known as cinnamon orchids,[2] or 管花兰属 (guan hua lan shu)[3] is a genus of eight species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen, terrestrial plants which grow in clumps and have thin roots, leafy stems, pleated leaves and widely-opening flowers with thin, spreading sepals and petals. They are widely distributed in the tropics.

  1. ^ a b "Corymborkis". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 354. ISBN 1877069124.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference China was invoked but never defined (see the help page).