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Ver. 19.2
April 17th, 2024

131.0000 Family Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30483; hybrids: 1409
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl.: 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl.: 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam.: 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat.: 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., ser. 4, sect. B Adansonia 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot.: 73 (1835)
131.4283 Genus Brachycorythis Lindl.; Gen. & Sp. Orch. 363 (1838)
Distribution: Tropical and South Africa (21), India, S-Himalaya, Indochina, to S-China and Taiwan
Species listed in database: 40
= Afrorchis Szlach.; Richardiana 6(2): 82 (2006)
= Diplacorchis Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38: II. 127 (1921)
= Gyaladenia Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38: II. 124 (1921)
= Phyllomphax Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 4: 118 (1919)
= Schwartzkopffia Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 177 (1900)
species :
Brachycorythis acuta (Rchb.f.) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 238 (1955)
Distribution: India (Mizoram); Myanmar (widespread, Sagaing, Chin); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia
40 IND 41 CBD LAO MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachycorythis obovalis Summerh.; Kew Bull. 237 (1955)
= Gymnadenia acuta Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 32 (1878)
= Habenaria acuta (Rchb.f.) Gagnep.; Fl. Gen. Indoch. 6: 597 (1934)
= Phyllomphax acuta (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 4: 119 (1919)
= Phyllomphax obovalis (Summerh.) Szlach.; Richardiana 6(2): 78 (2006)
= Platanthera acuta (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl.; Orch. Gen. & Sp. 1: 611 (1898)
species :
Brachycorythis angolensis (Schltr.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38: II. 113 (1921)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; S-Tanzania; Angola; Zambia
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Afrorchis angolensis (Schltr.) Szlach.; Richardiana 6(2): 82 (2006)
= Brachycorythis oligophylla Kraenzl.; Warb., Kunene-Sambesi Exped. 208 (1903)
= Diplacorchis angolensis (Schltr.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38(2): 130 (1921)
= Platanthera angolensis Schltr.; Warb., Kunene-Sambesi Exped. 203 (1903)
species :
Brachycorythis basifoliata Summerh.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1937: 457 (1937)
Distribution: Principe Isl.; São Tomé
23 PRI SAO
species :
Brachycorythis brevicalcarata (Szlach. & Oledrz.) comb.ined.
Distribution: Cambodia
41 CBD
Synonyms: hidden
= Phyllomphax brevicalcarata Szlach. & Oledrz.; Biodivers. Res. Conservation 62: 16 (2021)
species :
Brachycorythis buchananii (Schltr.) Rolfe; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 570 (1897)
Distribution: Guinea; Nigeria; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe
22 GUI NGA 23 BUR CAF ZAI 24 ETH 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachycorythis parviflora Rolfe; Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 202 (1898)
= Platanthera buchananii Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 420 (1898)
species :
Brachycorythis congoensis Kraenzl.; Orch. Gen. & Sp. 544 (1898)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; S-Tanzania; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Afrorchis congoensis (Kraenzl.) Oledrz. & Szlach.; Biodivers. Res. Conservation 62: 60 (2021)
= Brachycorythis hirschbergii Braid; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 358 (1925)
= Gyaladenia congoensis (Kraenzl.) Szlach.; Richardiana 6(2): 81 (2006)
species :
Brachycorythis conica (Summerh.) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 244 (1955)
subspecies :
subsp. conica
Distribution: SE-Nigeria; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]
22 NGA 23 CON GAB ZAI
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachycorythis lisowskiana Szlach. & Olszewski; Fl. Cameroon 34: 76 (1998)
= Diplacorchis conica Summerh.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 141 (1938)
= Gyaladenia conica (Summerh.) Szlach.; Richardiana 6(2): 79 (2006)
= Gyaladenia lisowskiana (Szlach. & Olszewski) Szlach.; Richardiana 6(2): 79 (2006)
subspecies :
subsp. longilabris Summerh.; Kew Bull. 10: 244 (1955)
Distribution: Zambia
26 ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Gyaladenia conica subsp. longilabris (Summerh.) Szlach.; Richardiana 6(2): 79 (2006)
= Gyaladenia conica subsp. longilabris (Summerh.) Szlach., Mytnik, Rutk., Jerch. & Baranow; Richardiana 10(3): 131 (2010), isonym
subspecies :
subsp. transvaalensis Summerh.; Kew Bull. 10: 244 (1955)
Distribution: South Africa (Northern Provinces)
27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Diplacorchis tenuior Pole-Evans; [non (Rchb.f.) Schltr.]
= Gyaladenia conica subsp. transvaalensis (Summerh.) Szlach., Mytnik, Rutk., Jerch. & Baranow; Richardiana 10(3): 131 & 141) (2010), isonym
= Gyaladenia conica subsp. transvaalensis (Summerh.) Szlach.; Richardiana 6(2): 79 (2006)
species :
Brachycorythis disoides (Ridl.) Kraenzl.; Orch. Gen. & Sp. 543 (1898)
Distribution: Madagascar (Antananarivo, Fianarantsoa)
29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Diplacorchis disoides (Ridl.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38: II. 131 (1921)
= Gyaladenia disoides (Ridl.) Szlach.; Richardiana 6(2): 81 (2006)
= Habenaria disoides Ridl.; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 511 (1885)
species :
Brachycorythis friesii (Schltr.) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 246 (1955)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Burundi; W-Tanzania; W-Angola; Zambia; N-Malawi
23 BUR ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Gyaladenia friesii (Schltr.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38: II. 126 (1921)
= Gyaladenia friesii var. kornasii Szlach., Mytnik, Rutk., Jerch. & Baranow; Richardiana 10(3): 128 (- 129 & 139-140) (2010)
= Platanthera friesii Schltr.; R. E. Fries, Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed Rhod.-Kongo-Exped. 1911-12 1: 240 (1916)
species :
Brachycorythis galeandra (Rchb.f.) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 241 (1955)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, W-Hunan, Sichuan, NW-Yunnan); Taiwan; India (Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Kachin, Ayeyarwaddy); Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam
36 CHI 38 TAI 40 BAN IND 41 CBD MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachycorythis truncatolabellata (Hayata) S.S.Ying; Coll. Indig. Orch. Taiwan 1(2): 422 (1977)
= Gymnadenia galeandra (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 33 (1878)
= Habenaria galeandra (Rchb.f.) Benth.; Fl. Hongk. 363 (1861)
= Habenaria galeandra var. annamica Gagnep.; Fl. Gen. Indoch. 6: 598 (1934)
= Phyllomphax championii (Lindl.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 119 (1919)
= Phyllomphax galeandra (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 286 (1919)
= Phyllomphax truncatolabellata (Hayata) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 4: 119 (1919)
= Platanthera championii Lindl.; Hooker´s J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 7: 37 (1855)
= Platanthera galeandra Rchb.f.; Linnaea 25: 226 (1852)
= Platanthera truncatolabellata Hayata; Icon. Pl. Formosan. 4: 124 (1914)
species :
Brachycorythis helferi (Rchb.f.) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 235 (1955)
Distribution: China (SW-Yunnan); India (Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram); Bangladesh; Myanmar (widespread, Kayin, Mon); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia
36 CHI 40 BAN IND 41 CBD LAO MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachycorythis menglianensis Y.Y.Qian; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 39(3): 278 (2001)
= Gymnadenia helferi Rchb.f.; Flora 55: 276 (1872)
= Gymnadenia sesamoides C.S.P.Parish; Grant, Orchids of Burma (1895) 326
= Habenaria helferi (Rchb.f.) Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India 6: 164 (1896)
= Phyllomphax helferi (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 4: 119 (1919)
= Phyllomphax menglianensis (Y.Y.Qian) Oledrz. & Szlach.; Biodivers. Res. Conservation 62: 34 (2021)
= Phyllomphax sesamoides (C.S.P.Parish) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 287 (1919)
= Platanthera helferi (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl.; Orch. Gen. & Sp. 1: 611 (1898)
species :
Brachycorythis henryi (Schltr.) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 235 (1955)
Distribution: China (S-Guizhou, NW- & SW-Yunnan); Myanmar (Shan); Vietnam
36 CHI 41 MYA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Phyllomphax henryi Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 4: 45 (1919)
= Platanthera dielsiana Soó; Ann. Mus. Nat. Hungar. 26: 357 (1929)
species :
Brachycorythis iantha (Wight) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 238 (1955)
Distribution: India (Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Habenaria iantha (Wight) Hook.f.; Fl. Brit. India 6: 164 (1890)
= Phyllomphax iantha (Wight) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg., Beih. 4: 119 (1919)
= Phyllomphax obcordata var. iantha (Wight) C.E.C Fisch.; Fl. Madras 3: 1476 (1928)
= Platanthera affinis Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1693 (1851)
= Platanthera iantha Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1692 (1851)
species :
Brachycorythis inhambanensis (Schltr.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38: II. 112 (1921)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Natal, E-Cape Prov., Transkei)
23 ZAI 26 MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Platanthera inhambanensis Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 330 (1899)
species :
Brachycorythis kalbreyeri Rchb.f.; Flora 61: 77 (1878)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; W-Cameroon; ?Congo [Brazzaville]; SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Zambia; E-Zimbabwe; W-Mozambique
22 GUI LBR SIE 23 CMN ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachycorythis kalbreyeri var. glandulosa Braid; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 360 (1925)
species :
Brachycorythis laotica (Gagnep.) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 236 (1955)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
41 CBD LAO THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Habenaria laotica Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 78: 71 (1931)
= Phyllomphax laotica (Gagnep.) Szlach.; Richardiana 6(2): 77 (2006)
species :
Brachycorythis lastii Rolfe; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 203 (1897)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachycorythis schlechteri Geerinck; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nation. Belg. 52 (3­4): 341 (1982), nom. nov.
= Schwartzkopffia angolensis Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 27: II. 123 (1921)
= Schwartzkopffia lastii (Rolfe) Schltr.; Orchideen 63 (1914)
= Schwartzkopffia pumilio var. lastii (Rolfe) Oledrz. & Szlach.; Biodivers. Res. Conservation 62: 90 (2021)
species :
Brachycorythis macowaniana Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 104 (1878), as ´mac-owaniana´
Distribution: South Africa (W-Cape Prov., E-Cape Prov.)
27 SAF
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Gyaladenia macowaniana (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38: II. 125 (1921)
= Gymnadenia macowaniana (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 35: 46 (1893)
= Habenaria macowaniana (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.; Gard. Chron. 1889, I: 168 (1889)
= Platanthera macowaniana (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: Beibl. n. 50 12 (1895)
species :
Brachycorythis macrantha (Lindl.) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 236 (1955)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; SW-Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Togo; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Central African Republic
22 BKN GUI IVO LBR NGA SIE TOG 23 CAF CMN GAB
Synonyms: hidden
= Eulophia helleborina Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. 96: t. 5875 (1870)
= Gymnadenia macrantha Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 279 (1835)
= Habenaria helleborina (Hook.f.) G.Nicholson; Dict. Gard. 2: 107 (1885)
= Phyllomphax helleborina (Hook.f.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 119 (1919)
= Phyllomphax macrantha (Lindl.) Summerh.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 143 (1938)
= Platanthera helleborina (Hook.f.) Rolfe; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 204 (1897)
species :
Brachycorythis mixta Summerh.; Kew Bull. 263 (1955)
Distribution: Angola; W-Zambia
26 ANG ZAM
species :
Brachycorythis neglecta H.A.Pedersen; Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 162(1): 71 (2010)
Distribution: China (Yunnan); Myanmar (Mandalay, Shan); Thailand; Laos
36 CHI 41 LAO MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Phyllomphax neglecta (H.A.Pedersen) Oledrz. & Szlach.; Biodivers. Res. Conservation 62: 25 (2021)
species :
Brachycorythis obcordata (Lindl.) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 243 (1955)
Distribution: Nepal; Bhutan; India (Himachal Pradesh, Kumaon, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Uttarakhand); Bangladesh; Myanmar
40 BAN BHU IND NEP 41 MYA
Remarks: the species is included in B. galeandra by some authors, including Flora of China
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachycorythis obcordata (Lindl.) M.R.Almeida; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 101(1): 147 (2004), isonym
= Gymnadenia obcordata (Lindl. ex Wall.) Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 32 (1878)
= Habenaria obcordata (Lindl. ex Wall.) Fyson; Fl. Nilgiri & Pulney Hill-Tops 1: 405 (1915)
= Orchis obcordata (Lindl.) Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Prod. Fl. Nep. 23 (1825) [non Willemet (1796)]
= Orchis obcordata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 23 (1825), nom. illeg.
= Phyllomphax obcordata (Lindl. ex Wall.) Schltr.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 119 (1919)
= Platanthera obcordata Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 290 (1835)
= Platanthera obcordata Lindl. ex Wall.; Numer. List: no. 7050 (1832), nomen
species :
Brachycorythis ovata Lindl.; Gen. & Sp. Orch. 363 (1838)
Distribution: South Africa (Northern Provinces, E-Free State, Natal, Cape Prov.); Eswatini [Swaziland]
27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachycorythis allisonii Rolfe; Harv. et al., Fl. Cap. 5(3): 85 (1912)
= Platanthera ovata (Lindl.) Schltr.; Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50: 12 (1895)
variant :
var. schweinfurthii (Rchb.f.) Szlach. & Olszewski; Fl. Cameroon 34: 72 (1998)
Distribution: Senegal; Ivory Coast; Togo; N-Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania
22 IVO NGA SEN TOG 23 CAF CMN CON EQG ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachycorythis grandis Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 377 (1914)
= Brachycorythis grandis var. sudanensis Braid; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 359 (1925)
= Brachycorythis grandis var. ugandensis (Schltr.) Braid; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1925)
= Brachycorythis ovata subsp. schweinfurthii (Rchb.f.) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 10: 257 (1955)
= Brachycorythis schweinfurthii Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 59 (1878)
= Brachycorythis schweinfurthii var. nigerica Braid; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 359 (1925)
= Brachycorythis ugandensis Schltr.; Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 223 (1922)
variant :
var. welwitschii (Rchb.f.) Szlach. & Olszewski; Fl. Cameroon 34: 73 (1998)
Distribution: Senegal; Nigeria; Cameroon; Burundi; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe
22 NGA SEN 23 BUR CMN 25 KEN TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachycorythis acutiloba Rendle; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 40: 208 (1911)
= Brachycorythis ovata subsp. welwitschii (Rchb.f.) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 10: 257 (1955)
= Brachycorythis welwitschii Rchb.f.; Flora 50: 99 (1867)
species :
Brachycorythis paucifolia Summerh.; Kew Bull. 3: 123 (1948 publ. 1947)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast
22 GUI IVO LBR SIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Afrorchis paucifolia (Summerh.) Oledrz. & Szlach.; Biodivers. Res. Conservation 62: 65 (2021)
species :
Brachycorythis peitawuensis T.P.Lin & W.M.Lin; Taiwania 54(4): 323 (2009)
Distribution: Taiwan
38 TAI
species :
Brachycorythis pilosa Summerh.; Kew Bull. 259 (1955)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; SW-Tanzania; Angola; N-Zambia
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Afrorchis pilosa (Summerh.) Szlach.; Richardiana 6(2): 82 (2006)
species :
Brachycorythis pleistophylla Rchb.f.; Otia Bot. Hamburg. 104 (1878)
subspecies :
subsp. pleistophylla
Distribution: Nigeria; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; South Sudan; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; South Africa (Northern Provinces); Madagascar (Antsiranana, Mahajanga)
22 NGA 23 BUR CMN GAB RWA ZAI 24 SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM ZIM 27 SAF 29 MDG
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachycorythis briantiana Kraenzl. ex De Wild. & T.Durand; Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 38: 219 (1899)
= Brachycorythis macclouniei Braid; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1925: 357 (1925)
= Brachycorythis perrieri Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 34(2): 296 (1916)
= Platanthera pleistophylla (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; (1900)
subspecies :
subsp. leopoldii (Kraenzl.) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 10: 254 (1955)
Distribution: Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; Tanzania; Angola; Malawi
23 BUR CON EQG GAB RWA ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachycorythis leopoldii Kraenzl.; Orch. Gen. & Sp. 542 (1898)
= Brachycorythis pleistophylla var. leopoldii (Kraenzl.) Geerinck; Bull. Jard. Bot. Nation. Belg. 52 (1­2): 141 (1982)
= Brachycorythis pulchra Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 485 (1915)
species :
Brachycorythis pubescens Harv.; Thes. Cap. 1: 35 (1859)
Distribution: Guinea; ?S-Mali; Burkina Faso; Ivory Coast; Togo; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon; Congo [Brazzaville]; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Rwanda; Burundi; South Sudan; Ethiopia; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Mozambique; South Africa (Northern Provinces, Natal); Eswatini [Swaziland]
22 BKN GUI IVO NGA TOG 23 BUR CAF CMN CON EQG GAB RWA ZAI 24 ETH SSU 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW MOZ ZAM 27 SAF SWZ
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachycorythis baumii Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38, II: 109 (1921)
= Brachycorythis goetziana Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 176 (1900)
= Brachycorythis hispidula (Rendle) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38: II. 108 (1921)
= Brachycorythis kassnerana Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 51: 378 (1914)
= Brachycorythis stolzii Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38: II, 110 (1921)
= Brachycorythis sudanica Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38: II, 111 (1921)
= Peristylus hispidulus Rendle; J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 398 (1895)
= Platanthera brachycorythis Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: Beibl. n. 50 12 (1895)
= Platanthera hispidula (Rendle) Gilg; Engl. Pflanzenw. Ost-Afr. C (1895) 151
species :
Brachycorythis pumilio (Lindl.) Rchb.f.; Flora 65: 531 (1882)
Distribution: Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Togo; Nigeria
22 IVO LBR NGA SIE TOG
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachycorythis rosea A.Chev. ex Summerh.; Hutch. & Dalz., Fl. W. Trop. Afr. 2: 405 (1936), pro syn.
= Disa pumilio (Lindl.) T.Durand & Schinz; Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 105 (1894)
= Penthea pumilio Lindl.; J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 138 (1862)
= Schwartzkopffia buettneriana Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 177 (1900)
= Schwartzkopffia pumilio (Lindl.) Schltr.; Orchideen Beschreib. Kult. Zücht.: 63 (1914)
= Schwartzkopffia pumilio var. buettneriana (Kraenzl.) Oledrz. & Szlach.; Biodivers. Res. Conservation 62: 91 (2021)
species :
Brachycorythis rhodostachys (Schltr.) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 246 (1955)
Distribution: D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 ANG MLW ZAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Gyaladenia rhodostachys (Schltr.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38: II. 126 (1921)
= Gyaladenia rhodostachys var. lisowskii Szlach., Mytnik, Rutk., Jerch. & Baranow; Richardiana 10(3): 130 (& 140) (2010)
= Platanthera rhodostachys Schltr.; Warb. (ed.), Kunene-Sambesi Exped.: 203 (1903)
species :
Brachycorythis sceptrum Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38: II. 114 (1921)
Distribution: Senegal; Guinea; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Nigeria; Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Central African Republic
22 GHA GUI IVO NGA SEN 23 CAF CMN EQG
Synonyms: hidden
= Afrorchis sceptrum (Schltr.) Szlach.; Richardiana 6(2): 83 (2006)
= Diplacorchis ashantensis Summerh.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew (1931) 378
species :
Brachycorythis seidenfadeniana (Szlach. & Oledrz.) comb.ined.
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
Synonyms: hidden
= Phyllomphax seidenfadeniana Szlach. & Oledrz.; Biodivers. Res. Conservation 62: 14 (2021)
species :
Brachycorythis siamensis (Szlach. & Oledrz.) comb.ined.
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
Synonyms: hidden
= Phyllomphax siamensis Szlach. & Oledrz.; Biodivers. Res. Conservation 62: 17 (2021)
species :
Brachycorythis splendida Summerh.; Kew Bull. 240 (1955)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Phyllomphax splendida (Summerh.) Szlach.; Richardiana 6(2): 78 (2006)
species :
Brachycorythis tanganyikensis Summerh.; Kew Bull. 16: 257 (1962)
Distribution: +Tanzania
25 TAN
Conservation Status: IUCN R. Known only from type collected in 1953
Synonyms: hidden
= Phyllomphax tanganyikensis (Summerh.) Szlach.; Richardiana 6(2): 78 (2006)
species :
Brachycorythis tenuior Rchb.f.; Flora 48: 183 (1865)
Distribution: Guinea; Sierra Leone; Liberia; Ivory Coast; Nigeria; Cameroon; Gabon; Central African Republic; D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Uganda; Kenya; Tanzania; Angola; Zambia; Malawi; Zimbabwe; South Africa (Northern Provinces, Natal)
22 GUI IVO LBR NGA SIE 23 CAF CMN GAB ZAI 25 KEN TAN UGA 26 ANG MLW ZAM ZIM 27 SAF
Synonyms: hidden
= Brachycorythis crassicornis Kraenzl.; Vierteljahrsschr. Nat. Ges. Zürich 74: 103 (1929)
= Brachycorythis engleriana Kraenzl.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 22: 20 (1895)
= Brachycorythis rhomboglossa Kraenzl.; Orch. Gen. & Sp. 544 (1898)
= Brachycorythis sibangensis Kraenzl.; Orchid. Gen. Sp.: 547 (1898)
= Brachycorythis soyauxiana Kraenzl.; Orchid. Gen. Sp.: 546 (1898)
= Diplacorchis engleriana (Kraenzl.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38, II: 129 (1921)
= Diplacorchis rhomboglossa (Kraenzl.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38(2): 129 (1921)
= Diplacorchis tenuior (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 38: II. 128 (1921)
= Gyaladenia engleriana (Kraenzl.) Szlach.; Richardiana 6(2): 81 (2006)
= Gyaladenia rhomboglossa (Kraenzl.) Szlach.; Richardiana 6(2): 82 (2006)
= Gyaladenia tenuior (Rchb.f.) Szlach.; Richardiana 6(2): 82 (2006)
= Habenaria tenuior (Rchb.f.) N.E.Br.; Gard. Chron., n.s., 24: 307 (1885)
= Platanthera engleriana (Kraenzl.) Rolfe; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 204 (1897)
= Platanthera tenuior (Rchb.f.) Rolfe; Oliv. et al. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 205 (1897), isonym
= Platanthera tenuior (Rchb.f.) Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: Beibl. n. 50 12 (1895)
species :
Brachycorythis thorelii (Gagnep.) Summerh.; Kew Bull. 244 (1955)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
Synonyms: hidden
= Habenaria thorelii Gagnep.; Bull. Soc. Bot. France 78: 74 (1931)
= Phyllomphax thorelii (Gagnep.) Tang & F.T.Wang; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., Peiping, Bot. Ser. 10: 27 (1940)
species :
Brachycorythis velutina Schltr.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 483 (1915)
Distribution: SE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; Tanzania; Malawi; Zimbabwe
23 ZAI 25 TAN 26 MLW ZIM
species :
Brachycorythis wightii Summerh.; Kew Bull. 242 (1955)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Phyllomphax wightii (Summerh.) Szlach.; Richardiana 6(2): 78 (2006)
species :
Brachycorythis youngii (Szlach., Mytnik, Rutk., Jerch. & Baranow) J.M.H.Shaw; Orchid Rev. 122(1305): 16 (2014)
Distribution: +Angola
26 ANG
Remarks: status uncertain, possibly a variant of B. rhodostachya
Conservation Status: known only from 2 specimens collected in 1935
Synonyms: hidden
= Gyaladenia youngii Szlach., Mytnik, Rutk., Jerch. & Baranow; Richardiana 10(3): 127 (2010)
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