Cynorkis mammuthus Hermans & P. J. Cribb (2017)
Mammoth orchid (proposed)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Last record: February 1994
Rediscovered: 22 March 2019 (Hermans et al., 2020)
Distribution
Mahajanga province, Madagascar (northern)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hermans, Johan et al. (2017). New species and nomenclatural changes in Cynorkis (Orchidaceae: Orchidoideae) from Madagascar and the Mascarenes. Kew Bulletin 72: 38.
Other references:
Hermans, Johan et al. (2020). New species and nomenclatural changes in Cynorkis (Orchidaceae) from Madagascar, the Comoros and the Mascarenes. Kew Bulletin 75: 50.
Hermans, Johan et al. (2022). Cynorkis mammuthus: Orchidaceae. Curtis' Botanical Magazine. https://doi.org/10.1111/curt.12439
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