Brachycorythis

Brachycorythis ovata
Typus of Brachycorythis

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 (37)

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).

Synonymy

• 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. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1838. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants, 363.

Additional references

• 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
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brachycorythis. Accessed: 2023 Oct 11.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Brachycorythis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Brachycorythis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Brachycorythis. Accessed: 11 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Brachycorythis. Published online. Accessed: 11 Oct 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Brachycorythis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Oct 2023.

Vernacular names

中文: 苞叶兰属
中文（简体）: 苞叶兰属

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