Brachycorythis buchananii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Brachycorythis
Species: Brachycorythis buchananii

Name

Brachycorythis buchananii Rolfe, Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 7(3): 570 (1898).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Platanthera buchananii Schltr. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 24: 420 (1897).
• Heterotypic
  • Brachycorythis parviflora Rolfe in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 202 (1898).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe. West Tropical Africa Guinea, Nigeria. West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Zaire. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rolfe, R.A. 1898. Flora of Tropical Africa. London [Oliver et al.] 7(3): 570 (1898).

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brachycorythis buchananii. Accessed: 2023 Oct 11.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Brachycorythis buchananii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Brachycorythis buchananii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Brachycorythis buchananii. Accessed: 11 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Brachycorythis buchananii. Published online. Accessed: 11 Oct 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Brachycorythis buchananii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Oct 2023.