Brachycorythis

Brachycorythis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Orchideae
Subtribe:	Orchidinae
Genus:	Brachycorythis Lindl.
Synonyms [1]
SchwartzkopffiaKraenzl. PhyllomphaxSchltr. DiplacorchisSchltr. GyaladeniaSchltr. AfrorchisSzlach.

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

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. 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