Brachycorythis ovata subsp. schweinfurthii

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
Species: Brachycorythis ovata
Subspecies: Brachycorythis ovata subsp. schweinfurthii

Name

Brachycorythis ovata subsp. schweinfurthii (Rchb.f.) Summerh., Kew Bull. 10: 257 (1955).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Brachycorythis schweinfurthii Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 59 (1878).
• Homotypic
  • Brachycorythis ovata var. schweinfurthii (Rchb.f.) Szlach. & Olszewski, Fl. Cameroun 34: 72 (1998).
• Heterotypic
  • Brachycorythis grandis Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 377 (1914).
  • Brachycorythis ugandensis Schltr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 223 (1922).
  • Brachycorythis grandis var. sudanensis Braid, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 359 (1925).
  • Brachycorythis grandis var. ugandensis (Schltr.) Braid, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 358 (1925).
  • Brachycorythis schweinfurthii var. nigerica Braid, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 359 (1925).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo. West-Central Tropical Africa Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Zaïre. Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan. East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Summerhayes, V.S. 1955. Kew Bulletin 10: 257.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brachycorythis ovata subsp. schweinfurthii. Accessed: 2023 Oct 11.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Brachycorythis ovata subsp. schweinfurthii 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 ovata subsp. schweinfurthii. 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 ovata subsp. schweinfurthii. Accessed: 11 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Brachycorythis ovata subsp. schweinfurthii. Published online. Accessed: 11 Oct 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Brachycorythis ovata subsp. schweinfurthii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Oct 2023.