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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Orchideae |
| Subtribe: | Orchidinae |
| Genus: | Brachycorythis Lindl. |
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Species
editBrachycorythis 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "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
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