Corymborkis

Cinnamon orchids
Corymborkis flava
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Tropidieae
Genus: Corymborkis
Thouars
Synonyms
  • Corymbis Thouars
  • Corymborchis Thouars ex Blume
  • Hysteria Reinw.
  • Macrostylis Breda
  • Rhynchandra Rchb.
  • Rynchanthera Blume
  • Tomotris Raf.

Corymborkis, commonly known as cinnamon orchids, or 管花兰属 (guan hua lan shu) is a genus of eight species of orchids in the family Orchidaceae. They are evergreen, terrestrial plants which grow in clumps and have thin roots, leafy stems, pleated leaves and widely-opening flowers with thin, spreading sepals and petals. They are widely distributed in the tropics.