Orchidaceae
Brachycorythis

Brachycorythis pleistophylla Rchb.f.

First published in Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 104 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the montane tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cribb, P., Hermans, J. & Rakotoarinivo, M. (2009). Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar: 1-456. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 202.
  • in Otia Bot. Hamburg. 104 (1881)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 12, 2012 Chapama, H., et al. [17] Mozambique K000718694 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Roberts, D.; Du Puy, D.; Cribb, P.; Britt, A.; Ranarivelo, T.; Rajaovelona, L. [TPPO 80] Madagascar K:SPC-73769.000 No
Dec 2, 1954 McClounie [s.n.] Malawi K000415494 Type Yes
Dec 2, 1954 Kirk, J. [s.n.] Mozambique K000415495 Type Yes
Richards, H.M. [17272] Zambia K:SPC-25340.000 No
Verdcourt, B. [3419] Tanzania K:SPC-01828.000 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [2641] Zambia K:SPC-21555.000 No
Harris, D.J.; et al. [3049] Congo, Republic of the K:SPC-56612.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8167] Tanzania K:SPC-21558.000 No
Dupuy, D.J.; Cribb, P. [M815] Madagascar K:SPC-58225.000 No
Richards, H.M. [3637] Zambia K:SPC-01364.000 No
Ball, J.S. [423] Zimbabwe K:SPC-21556.000 No
Crook, A.A. [41240] Zimbabwe K:SPC-01367.000 No
King, D.E.S. [42] Nigeria K:SPC-01362.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3411] Zambia K:SPC-01365.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3148] Zambia K:SPC-01366.000 No
Fries, T.C.E.; Norlindh, T.; Weimarck, H. [3962] Zimbabwe K:SPC-01363.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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