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Orchidaceae

Common monkshood orchid

Corycium orobanchoides (L.f.) Sw.

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Corycium

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Common monkshood orchid: Corycium orobanchoides , inflorescence; coastal dune vegetation, Koeberg Nature Reserve, Melkbosstrand, Western Cape, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Afrikaans
Bastertrewwa
Arabic
كريكيون هالوكي, كريكيون مغطى
English
Common monkshood orchid

Synonyms

  • Corycium vestitum Sw.
  • Ophrys volucris Thunb.
  • Pterygodium orobanchoides (L.f.) Schltr.
  • Pterygodium vestitum (Sw.) Schltr.
  • Satyrium orobanchoides L.f.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.