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Cynorkis angustipetala

Cynorkis angustipetala
Photo: orchidgalore from New York, USA, CC BY 2.0

Cynorkis angustipetala is a terrestrial orchid from Madagascar, growing in rocky outcrops and grassland, and is rarely grown in cultivation. Care tips below are general guidance for Cynorkis-type terrestrial orchids, not tested for this species.

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Water freely while in active growth in the wet season, then keep nearly dry during the dormant dry season.
Soil
Fast-draining terrestrial orchid mix with some grit or bark.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
C. & E. Madagascar
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Cynorkis angustipetala is an orchid species in the genus Cynorkis found in Madagascar.

Other Cynorkis plants

Cynorkis elegans · Cynorkis gibbosa · Cynorkis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cynorkis angustipetala by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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