Brachycorythis

Brachycorythis ovata (Typus)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Brachycorythis

Overview of species

B. acuta – B. angolensis – B. basifoliata – B. buchananii – B. congoensis – B. conica – B. disoides – B. friesii – B. galeandra – B. helferi – B. henryi – B. iantha – B. inhambanensis – B. kalbreyeri – B. laotica – B. lastii – B. mac-owaniana – B. macrantha – B. mixta – B. neglecta – B. obcordata – B. ovata – B. paucifolia – B. peitawuensis – B. pilosa – B. pleistophylla – B. pubescens – B. pumilio – B. rhodostachys – B. sceptrum – B. splendida – B. tanganyikensis – B. tenuior – B. thorelii – B. velutina – B. wightii – B. youngii

Name

Brachycorythis Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 363 (1838)

Type species: Brachycorythis ovata Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 363 (1838)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Schwartzkopffia Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 177 (1900)
- Phyllomphax Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 118 (1919)
- Diplacorchis Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38(2): 127 (1921)
- Gyaladenia Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38(2): 124 (1921)
- Afrorchis Szlach., Richardiana 6: 82 (2006)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia, Sudan.
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland.
- West Tropical Africa
  - Burkina, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.
- West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaire.
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar.
Asia-Temperate
- China
  - China South-Central, China Southeast.
- Eastern Asia
  - Taiwan.
Asia-Tropical
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya.
- Indo-China
  - Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Lindley, J. 1838. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants, 363.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 265 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0

Links

'eFloras 2009. Brachycorythis in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Brachycorythis

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Brachycorythis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 August 24.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Brachycorythis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 August 24.

International Plant Names Index. 2019. Brachycorythis. Published online. Accessed 24 August 2019.

The Plant List 2013. Brachycorythis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 August 24.

Tropicos.org 2019. Brachycorythis . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 August 24.

Vernacular names

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