Brachycorythis

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

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• (2001) Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 265 ff. Oxford University Press.
• 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart