Corybas (genus)
Encyclopedia
Corybas is a small genus
of orchids (family
Orchidaceae), named after a Samothracian
deity Corybas
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of orchids (family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Orchidaceae), named after a Samothracian
Samothrace
Samothrace is a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea. It is a self-governing municipality within the Evros peripheral unit of Thrace. The island is long and is in size and has a population of 2,723 . Its main industries are fishing and tourism. Resources on the island includes granite and...
deity Corybas
Corybas
Corybas is the son of Iasion and the goddess Cybele, who gave his name to the Corybantes , or dancing priests of Phrygia. The Korybantes were associated with Orpheus, another son of Apollo and a Mousa, founder of the closely related Orphic Mysteries.According to Diodorus Siculus:This wedding of...
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Species
- Corybas acuminatus (New Zealand).
- Corybas cheesemanii, Spurred helmet orchid (New Zealand).
- Corybas diemenicus (Australia).
- Corybas fanjingshanensis (S China).
- Corybas fimbriatus, Fringed helmet orchid (Australia).
- Corybas himalaicus (C Taiwan, Bhutan, NE India).
- Corybas kaimai (New Zealand).
- Corybas macranthus, Spider orchid (New Zealand).
- Corybas oblongus (New Zealand).
- Corybas puniceus (Taiwan).
- Corybas sinii (SE China, C Taiwan).
- Corybas taiwanesis (Taiwan).
- Corybas taliensis (SE China).
- Corybas trilobus, Spider orchid (New Zealand).
- Corybas unguiculatus, Small helmet orchid (Australia).