Brachycorythis macrantha

Brachycorythis macrantha

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 macrantha

Name

Brachycorythis macrantha (Lindl.) Summerh., Kew Bull. 10(2): 236 (1955).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Gymnadenia macrantha Lindl. in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 279 (1835).
• Homotypic
  • Phyllomphax macrantha (Lindl.) Summerh. in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1938: 143 (1938).
• Heterotypic
  • Eulophia helleborina Hook.f. in Bot. Mag. 96: t. 5875 (1870).
  • Habenaria helleborina (Hook.f.) G.Nicholson in Ill. Dict. Gard. 2: 107 (1886).
  • Phyllomphax helleborina (Hook.f.) Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 119 (1919).
  • Platanthera helleborina (Hook.f.) Rolfe in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 204 (1898).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Burkina, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo. West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Summerhayes, V.S. 1955. Kew Bulletin. Kew, England 10(2): 236.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brachycorythis macrantha. Accessed: 2023 Oct 13.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Brachycorythis macrantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Brachycorythis macrantha. 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 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Brachycorythis macrantha. Accessed: 13 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Brachycorythis macrantha. Published online. Accessed: 13 Oct 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Brachycorythis macrantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Oct 2023.

Vernacular names

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