Brachycorythis

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Brachycorythis
Overview of species (37)

B. acuta – B. angolensis – B. basifoliata – B. buchananii – B. congoensis – B. conica – B. disoides – B. friesii – B. galeandra – B. helferi – B. henryi – B. iantha – B. inhambanensis – B. kalbreyeri – B. laotica – B. lastii – B. mac-owaniana – B. macrantha – B. mixta – B. neglecta – B. obcordata – B. ovata – B. paucifolia – B. peitawuensis – B. pilosa – B. pleistophylla – B. pubescens – B. pumilio – B. rhodostachys – B. sceptrum – B. splendida – B. tanganyikensis – B. tenuior – B. thorelii – B. velutina – B. wightii – B. youngii
Name

Brachycorythis Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 363 (1838)

Type species: Brachycorythis ovata Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 363 (1838)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Schwartzkopffia Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 177 (1900)
Phyllomphax Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 118 (1919)
Diplacorchis Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38(2): 127 (1921)
Gyaladenia Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38(2): 124 (1921)
Afrorchis Szlach., Richardiana 6: 82 (2006)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia, Sudan.
South Tropical Africa
Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Southern Africa
Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland.
West Tropical Africa
Burkina, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.
West-Central Tropical Africa
Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaire.
Western Indian Ocean
Madagascar.
Asia-Temperate
China
China South-Central, China Southeast.
Eastern Asia
Taiwan.
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya.
Indo-China
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References
Primary references

Lindley, J. 1838. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants, 363.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 265 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0

Links

'eFloras 2009. Brachycorythis in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Brachycorythis
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brachycorythis. Accessed: 2021 Mar 21.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Brachycorythis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 21. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Brachycorythis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 21. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Brachycorythis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Brachycorythis. Published online. Accessed: 21 Mar 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Brachycorythis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 21.

Vernacular names

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