Orchidaceae
Brachycorythis

Brachycorythis pubescens Harv.

First published in Thes. Cap. 1: 35 (1860)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a perennial or tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & al. (2004). Flore du Gabon 36: 1-231. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.
  • 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: 201.
  • Thes. Cap. 1: 35, t. 54 (1859)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Harv., Thes. Cap. 1: 35, t, 54 (1859).
  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr.: 30 (1959).
  • Robyns & Tournay, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert. 3: 422 (1955).
  • Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 201 (1898).
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 187, fig. 382 (1968).
  • Summerh. in Kew Bulletin 10: 260 (1955).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 11, 2019 Wightman, N. [NcW99] Zambia K001291954 No
Nov 11, 2019 Wightman, N. [NcW127] Zambia K001291955 No
May 1, 1974 Bauer, P.J. [188] Cameroon K000106394 Yes
Nov 29, 1954 Sanderson, J. [482] South Africa K000415509 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 29, 1954 Sanderson, J. [178] South Africa K000415508 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 20, 1954 Kassner [2117] Zambia K000415503 Type Yes
May 19, 1954 Baum, H. [542] Angola K000415504 Type Yes
May 19, 1954 Stolz, A. [506] Tanzania K000415502 Type Yes
May 1, 1954 Maitland, T.D. [1780] Cameroon K000106393 Yes
Gregory, H. [144] Cameroon K000106395 Yes
Bone, R.E.; Wightman, N.; Yokoya, K.; Kunda, V. [RB 443] Zambia K:SPC-78748.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1434] Tanzania K:SPC-24824.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [0104] Zambia K:SPC-21560.000 No
Richards, M. [22946] Tanzania K:SPC-31942.000 No
Hall, A.V. [868] South Africa K:SPC-25212.000 No
Bauer, P.J. [188] Cameroon K:SPC-33706.000 No
Richards, M. [3772] Zambia K:SPC-22514.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8363] Tanzania K:SPC-01374.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [14] Kenya K:SPC-01373.000 No
Watermeyer, A.M. [241] Tanzania K:SPC-20734.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3915] Zambia K:SPC-21559.000 No
Richards, H.M. [12032] Zambia K:SPC-01375.000 No
Verdcourt, B. [3455] Tanzania K:SPC-01815.000 No
Richards, H.M. [7543] Tanzania K:SPC-01371.000 No
Robson, N.K.B. [1117] Zambia K:SPC-01369.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8559] Tanzania K:SPC-01372.000 No
Keeley, P. Tanzania K:SPC-52571.000 No
Piers, F. [94] Kenya K:SPC-20737.000 No
Richards, H.M. [22833] Zambia K:SPC-33006.000 No
Morze, G. Zambia K:SPC-36578.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [2208] Zambia K:SPC-22515.000 No

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