Brachycorythis pumilio

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 pumilio

Name

Brachycorythis pumilio Rchb.f., Flora 65: 531 (1882).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Penthea pumilio Lindl. in J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 138 (1862)
• Homotypic
  • Disa pumilio (Lindl.) T.Durand & Schinz in Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 105 (1894).
  • Schwartzkopffia pumilio (Lindl.) Schltr. in Die Orchideen; Beschreib. Kult. Zücht.: 63 (1914).
• Heterotypic
  • Brachycorythis rosea A.Chev. ex Summerh. in J.Hutchinson & J.M.Dalziel, Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 2: 405 (1936), pro syn.
  • Schwartzkopffia buettneriana Kraenzl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 177 (1900).
  • Schwartzkopffia pumilio var. buettneriana (Kraenzl.) Olędrz. & Szlach. in Biodivers. Res. Conservation 62: 91 (2021).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1882. Flora; oder, (allgemeine) botanische Zeitung. Regensburg, Jena 65: 531.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brachycorythis pumilio. Accessed: 2023 Oct 16.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Brachycorythis pumilio in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Brachycorythis pumilio. 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 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Brachycorythis pumilio. Accessed: 16 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Brachycorythis pumilio. Published online. Accessed: 16 Oct 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Brachycorythis pumilio. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Oct 2023.