Rhynchostylis cymifera

Rhynchostylis cymifera is a species of orchid endemic to India.[1][2] The specific epithet "cymifera", meaning "cyme bearing", refers to the pendent, basipetal, cymose inflorescences, which are very atypical for the genus and separates this species from others. Its morphology is very similar to Rhynchostylis retusa. Flowering occurs from May to June.

Rhynchostylis cymifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Rhynchostylis
Species:
R. cymifera
Binomial name
Rhynchostylis cymifera
Yohannan, J.Mathew & Szlach.
Distribution of Rhynchostylis cymifera

Conservation

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This species is rarely recorded (nine times to date) and is regarded as critically endangered. However an assessment by the IUCN has still not been made. Anthropogenic habitat destruction and wildfires pose a risk to the species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Rhynchostylis cymifera Yohannan, J.Mathew & Szlach. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  2. ^ "Rhynchostylis cymifera | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  3. ^ Yohannan, Regy; Mathew, Jose; Dariusz L., Szlachetko (2018). "Rhynchostylis cymifera (Orchidaceae), a New Species from South Western Ghats, India" (PDF). Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences. 11: 257–259. ISSN 1995-6673.