Taxonavigation

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diseae
Subtribus: Brownleeinae
Genus: Brownleea

Overview of species

B. coerulea – B. galpinii – B. graminicola – B. macroceras – B. maculata – B. mulanjiensis – B. parviflora – B. recurvata

Name

Brownleea Harv. ex Lindl., London J. Bot. 1: 16 (1842)

• Type species:  Brownleea parviflora  Harv. ex Lindl., London J. Bot. 1: 16 (1842)

References

• Harvey, W.H. (1842) London Journal of Botany 1: 16.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 17 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2012. Brownleea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Nov. 3.
• Emonocot.org 2014. Brownleea in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Aug. 20.
• Tropicos.org 2012. Brownleea . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Nov. 3.
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Brownleea. Published online. Accessed 3. Nov. 2012.
• The Plant List 2013. Brownleea in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Aug. 20.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Brownleea range map Continental: Africa  Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania. Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces, Swaziland. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Zaire. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

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