FZ.5. Brachycorythis Lindl.

SCHWARTZKOPFFIA Kraenzl.

Summerhayes, V.S. (1955) A revision of the genus Brachycorythis Kew Bulletin 10 221-264

Description of the genus

Terrestrial herbs with ellipsoid or fusiform tubers. Stems leafy. Leaves often numerous and overlapping. Bracts leaf-like, longer than the flowers at least at base of inflorescence. Flowers usually mauve or purple, often with darker spots, less often cream-coloured or greenish-brown. Sepals free. Petals usually adnate at base to side of column. Basal part of lip boat-shaped, spurred or saccate; upper part flattened, usually projecting forwards.

Worldwide: 25 species in tropical and South Africa and Asia.

Caprivi: 7 cultivated taxa.

Links to cultivated taxa View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

Species	Content
buchananii (Schltr.) Rolfe	Description, Image
congoensis Kraenzl.	Description, Image
friesii (Schltr.) Summerh.	Description, Image
pleistophylla Rchb.f.[Agg]
pleistophylla Rchb. f. subsp. leopoldi (Kraenzl.) Summerh.
pubescens Harv.	Description, Image
rhodostachys (Schltr.) Summerh.	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Brachycorythis:

Our websites:

Flora of Malawi: Brachycorythis
Flora of Mozambique: Brachycorythis
Flora of Zambia: Brachycorythis
Flora of Zimbabwe: Brachycorythis

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Brachycorythis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Brachycorythis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Brachycorythis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Brachycorythis
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Brachycorythis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Brachycorythis
JSTOR Plant Science: Brachycorythis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Brachycorythis
Plants of the World Online: Brachycorythis
Tropicos: Brachycorythis
Wikipedia: Brachycorythis