Orchidaceae
Brachycorythis

Brachycorythis congoensis Kraenzl.

First published in Orchid. Gen. Sp.: 544 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Zimbabwe. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bytebier, B., Sakwa, J. & Kurzweil, H. (2004). New and interesting Orchid records for Tanzania. Journal of the East Africa Natural History Society and National Museum 93: 63-67.
  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Kraenzl., Orch. Gen. et Sp. 1: 544 (1898).
  • Summerh. in Kew Bulletin 10: 250 (1955).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 12, 2019 Wightman, N. [NcW98] Zambia K001291960 Yes
Nov 12, 2019 Wightman, N. [NcW104] Zambia K001291964 Yes
Dec 7, 1954 Hirschberg, C.W. [134] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000415489 Type Yes
Dec 7, 1954 Hirschberg, C.W. [134] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000415490 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8390] Tanzania K:SPC-01345.000 No
Williamson, G. [136] Zambia K:SPC-30656.000 No
Robson, N.K.B.; Jackson, G. [1205] Malawi K:SPC-01352.000 No
Hall, A.V. [667] Zimbabwe K:SPC-25213.000 No
Williamson, G. [138] Zambia K:SPC-30028.000 No
Wild, H. [40816] Zimbabwe K:SPC-01348.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8575] Tanzania K:SPC-01346.000 No
Richards, H.M. [4085] Zambia K:SPC-05866.000 No
Robson, N.K.B. [1104] Malawi K:SPC-29348.000 No
Richards, H.M. [12370] Zambia K:SPC-21540.000 No
Tanzania K:SPC-36514.000 No
Williamson, G. [668] Zambia K:SPC-33145.000 No
Crook [41243] Zimbabwe K:SPC-01349.000 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 Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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