Brachycorythis ovata

Brachycorythis ovata

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: (3)
B. o. subsp. ovata – B. o. subsp. schweinfurthii  – B. o. subsp. welwitschii

Name

Brachycorythis ovata Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 363 (1838).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Platanthera ovata (Lindl.) Schltr., Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50: 12 (1895).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa West Tropical Africa Guinea, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo. West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Zaïre. Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan. East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Swaziland, Northern Provinces. 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.

Links

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

Vernacular names

isiZulu: Imfeyamasele yentaba