Orchidaceae
Brachycorythis

Brachycorythis angolensis (Schltr.) Schltr.

First published in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38(2): 113 (1921)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Angola. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: low confidence
[AERP]

Orchidaceae, V. S. Summerhayes. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1968

Morphology General Habit
Terrestrial herb 30–65 cm. high.
Morphology Roots
Roots thick and flesh, cylindrical.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves on flowering stem 5–10, laxly arranged, lanceolate, up to 10 cm. long and 2 cm. broad; leaves on sterile stems 1–2, oblanceolate, distinctly stalked, up to 28 cm. long and 3.5 cm. broad.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence rather dense, many-flowered, 3–11 cm. long, 2–3 cm. in diameter; bracts lanceolate, the lower equalling the flowers.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers white to mauve, the lip darker with mauve or purple spots; ovary with pedicel 1–1.5 cm. long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Dorsal sepal elliptical, the laterals obliquely ovate-elliptical, 6–9.5 mm. long, reticulately veined.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals obliquely oblong or elliptical, rounded, equalling the sepals.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Labellum
Lip-hypochile forming a rounded spur 2–3 mm. long; epichile broader than long, 5–9 mm. long, usually shortly 3-lobed in apical part, the lobes rounded and almost equal.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Column
Column rather slender, ± 5 mm. long.
Habitat
In boggy grassland by streams in Brachystegia woodland; 1050 m.
Distribution
T8
[FTEA]

Orchidaceae, I. la Croix and P.J. Cribb. Flora Zambesiaca 11:1. 1995

Morphology General Habit
Terrestrial herb 30–65 cm tall with long, thick cylindrical roots.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves on flowering stem 5–10, well spaced out along the stem, up to 10 × 2.5 cm, lanceolate; leaves on sterile shoot 2, up to 28 × 3.5 cm, oblanceolate, petiolate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence dense, many-flowered, 5.5–12.5 × 3–5 cm; ovary and pedicel 11–15 mm long; bracts up to 26 × 4.5 mm, lanceolate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers white or mauve, the lip darker and spotted.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals elliptic; dorsal sepal 7–10.5 × 2.5–4.5 mm, lateral sepals usually slightly longer and oblique.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 6–10 × 1.5–4.5 mm, obliquely oblanceolate or elliptic, attached to column at the base.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Labellum
Lip 7–10 mm long, the hypochile forming a sac-like spur 2.5–4.5 mm long; the epichile 5.5–8 × 7–9.2 mm, 3-lobed in apical half, the lobes rounded, ± equal in length.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Column
Column slender, 4.5–5.5 mm long.
[FZ]

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0