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Brachycorythis

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Brachycorythis

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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.).

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyOrchidaceae
Native toAngola, Assam, Bangladesh, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast
Observations recorded3,657

General: Most Brachycorythis species are terrestrial herbs Use: Brachycorythis ovata Lindl. has been used as a charm

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
62
With media
34
Family
Orchidaceae
Collections
MO, GH, A, AMES, NHMUK, SEL
Recorded in
Tanzania, Thailand, India, South Africa, Nepal, Malawi, Kenya, Central African Republic

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Orchidinae
Image
Brachycorythis macrantha (as syn. Eulophia helleborina) - Curtis' 96 (Ser. 3 no. 26) pl. 5875 (1870).jpg
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taxon name
Brachycorythis
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genus
Commons category
Brachycorythis
topic's main category
Category:Brachycorythis
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Brachycorythis
taxon common name
苞叶兰属
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Encyclopedic overview

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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.).

==Species== Brachycorythis species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of July 2021: Brachycorythis acuta Brachycorythis angolensis Brachycorythis basifoliata Brachycorythis buchananii Brachycorythis congoensis Brachycorythis conica Brachycorythis disoides Brachycorythis friesii Brachycorythis galeandra Brachycorythis helferi Brachycorythis henryi Brachycorythis iantha Brachycorythis inhambanensis Brachycorythis kalbreyeri Brachycorythis laotica Brachycorythis lastii Brachycorythis mac-owaniana Brachycorythis macrantha Brachycorythis mixta Brachycorythis neglecta Brachycorythis obcordata Brachycorythis ovata Brachycorythis paucifolia Brachycorythis peitawuensis Brachycorythis pilosa Brachycorythis pleistophylla Brachycorythis pubescens Brachycorythis pumilio Brachycorythis rhodostachys Brachycorythis sceptrum Brachycorythis splendida Brachycorythis tanganyikensis Brachycorythis tenuior Brachycorythis thorelii Brachycorythis velutina Brachycorythis wightii Brachycorythis youngii

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brachycorythis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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