Orchidaceae

Cyclopogon C.Presl

First published in Reliq. Haenk. 1: 93 (1827)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Florida to Tropical America.

Descriptions

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit
Small, terrestrial herbs with fleshy, fasciculate roots
Morphology Stem
Stems erect, simple, more or less concealed by leaf-sheaths. Leaves few to many, basal, non-articulate, petiolate
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescences terminal, erect; scapes bracteate; spikes or racemes many-flowered
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers resupinate, erect; sepals subparallel, free or fused at base and forming an obscure mentum with base of column or a conspicuous sepaline nectar tube; petals connivent with dorsal sepal; lip unguiculate, sagittate to cordate, lateral margins adpressed to sides of column
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Column
Column erect
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens Anthers
Anther dorsal, pollinia 2, clavate-oblong with an apical constriction, mealy with a relatively large disc-shaped viscidium
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Stigma
Stigma lobes 2, free to approximate, rostellum soft, longer than wide
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ellipsoid to obovoid.
Distribution
A neotropical genus of about 70 species.
[Cayman]

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0