Brachycorythis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Brachycorythis
Lindl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Schwartzkopffia Kraenzl.
  • Phyllomphax Schltr.
  • Diplacorchis Schltr.
  • Gyaladenia Schltr.
  • Afrorchis Szlach.

Brachycorythis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains approximately 40-50 species native mostly to Africa and Madagascar but also some from South and East Asia (India, Thailand, China, etc.).[1]

Species

Brachycorythis species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of July 2021:[2]

  • Brachycorythis acuta (Rchb.f.) Summerh.
  • Brachycorythis angolensis (Schltr.) Schltr.
  • Brachycorythis basifoliata Summerh.
  • Brachycorythis buchananii (Schltr.) Rolfe
  • Brachycorythis congoensis Kraenzl.
  • Brachycorythis conica (Summerh.) Summerh.
  • Brachycorythis disoides (Ridl.) Kraenzl.
  • Brachycorythis friesii (Schltr.) Summerh.
  • Brachycorythis galeandra (Rchb.f.) Summerh.
  • Brachycorythis helferi (Rchb.f.) Summerh.
  • Brachycorythis henryi (Schltr.) Summerh.
  • Brachycorythis iantha (Wight) Summerh.
  • Brachycorythis inhambanensis (Schltr.) Schltr.
  • Brachycorythis kalbreyeri Rchb.f.
  • Brachycorythis laotica (Gagnep.) Summerh.
  • Brachycorythis lastii Rolfe
  • Brachycorythis mac-owaniana Rchb.f.
  • Brachycorythis macrantha (Lindl.) Summerh.
  • Brachycorythis mixta Summerh.
  • Brachycorythis neglecta H.A.Pedersen
  • Brachycorythis obcordata (Lindl. ex Wall.) Summerh.
  • Brachycorythis ovata Lindl.
  • Brachycorythis paucifolia Summerh.
  • Brachycorythis peitawuensis T.P.Lin & W.M.Lin
  • Brachycorythis pilosa Summerh.
  • Brachycorythis pleistophylla Rchb.f.
  • Brachycorythis pubescens Harv.
  • Brachycorythis pumilio (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
  • Brachycorythis rhodostachys (Schltr.) Summerh.
  • Brachycorythis sceptrum Schltr.
  • Brachycorythis splendida Summerh.
  • Brachycorythis tanganyikensis Summerh.
  • Brachycorythis tenuior Rchb.f.
  • Brachycorythis thorelii (Gagnep.) Summerh.
  • Brachycorythis velutina Schltr.
  • Brachycorythis wightii Summerh.
  • Brachycorythis youngii (Szlach., Mytnik, Rutk., Jerch. & Baranow) J.M.H.Shaw

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ "Brachycorythis Lindl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2001) Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 265 ff. Oxford University Press.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
  • Media related to Brachycorythis at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Brachycorythis at Wikispecies


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