Brachycorythis pleistophylla

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 pleistophylla
Varietates: (2)
B. p. var. leopoldii – B. p. var. pleistophylla

Name

Brachycorythis pleistophylla Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg. 2: 104 (1881).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Northeast Tropical Africa Sudan. South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa Northern Provinces. West Tropical Africa Nigeria. West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Rwanda, Zaïre. Western Indian Ocean Madagascar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1881. Otia Botanica Hamburgensia Hamburg. 2: 104.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brachycorythis pleistophylla. Accessed: 2023 Oct 15.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Brachycorythis pleistophylla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Brachycorythis pleistophylla. 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 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Brachycorythis pleistophylla. Accessed: 15 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Brachycorythis pleistophylla. Published online. Accessed: 15 Oct 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Brachycorythis pleistophylla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Oct 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Orchid