Brachycorythis pubescens

Brachycorythis pubescens

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 pubescens

Name

Brachycorythis pubescens Harv., Thes. Cap. 1: 35 (1860).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Platanthera brachycorythis Schltr., Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50: 12 (1895).
• Heterotypic
  • Peristylus hispidulus Rendle, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 398 (1895).
  • Platanthera hispidula (Rendle) Gilg in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 151 (1895).
  • Brachycorythis goetziana' Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 176 (1899).
  • Brachycorythis kassneriana Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 378 (1914).
  • Brachycorythis baumii Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38(2): 109 (1921).
  • Brachycorythis hispidula (Rendle) Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38(2): 108 (1921).
  • Brachycorythis stolzii Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38(2): 110 (1921).
  • Brachycorythis sudanica Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38(2): 111 (1921).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa West Tropical Africa Burkina, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Togo. West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Zaïre. Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan. East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia. Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Harvey, W.H. 1860. Thesaurus Capensis: or, Illustrations of the South African flora 1: 35, t. 54.

Links

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

Vernacular names

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