Corymborkis Thouars, Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 19 (1809) 318

Subfamily: Epidendroideae

Tribe: Tropidieae

Subtribe: Not used

Synonyms: Chloidia Lindl. , Corymbis Thouars , Corymborchis Blume , Hysteria Reinw. , Macrostylis Breda , Rhynchanthera Blume , Tomotris Raf.

A genus of 8 species; 1 species in Malesia.

Distribution: Tropics

Rasmussen, F.N. 1977. The genus Corymborkis Thou. (Orchidaceae): a taxonomic revision. Bot. Tidsskr. 71: 161 - 192.

 

Corymborkis veratrifolia (Reinw.) Blume, from Thailand Corymborkis veratrifolia (Reinw.) Blume, from Thailand Corymborkis veratrifolia (Reinw.) Blume, drawing by J.J. Smith

last updated: 9 February 2007 by André Schuiteman

Malesian Orchid Genera