Brownleea

Brownleea parviflora (Typus)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

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

Overview of species (8)

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)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

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

References

Primary references

• Harvey, W.H. ex Lindley, J. 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
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brownleea. Accessed: 2021 Mar 24.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Brownleea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 24. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Brownleea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Brownleea. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Brownleea. Published online. Accessed: 24 Mar 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Brownleea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Mar 2021.

Vernacular names

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