Brachycorythis congoensis Kraenzl.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Brachycorythis

Characteristics

Terrestrial herb up to 90 cm. high.. Roots tuberous, ± cylindrical, up to 10 cm. long, ± 1 cm, in diameter.. Leaves numerous, lanceolate, acuminate, up to 8 cm. long and 3 cm. broad, decreasing in size up the stem.. Inflorescence many-flowered, up to 28 cm, long, 3–5 cm. in diameter; bracts leafy, lower ones longer than the flowers.. Flowers mauve or purple, the inner parts often whitish with purple spots or streaks; pedicel with ovary 1–2 cm. long.. Sepals elliptical or oblong, rounded at apex, the laterals oblique, the dorsal 5.5–7 mm. long, the laterals a little longer.. Petals obliquely ligulate or narrowly oblong, truncate or emarginate at apex, equalling the sepals.. Lip-hypochile forming a rounded spur 2.5–3.5 mm. long; epichile ± oblong or obovate, 3-lobed in the upper half, the middle lobe broadly truncate or retuse, longer than the side lobes.. Column erect, 3.5–5 mm. long.
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Lip 8–12 mm long, the hypochile forming a conical spur 2–3.5 mm long; epichile 5.2–7 × 4.5–7.5 mm, obovate or oblong, 3-lobed in apical third, all lobes truncate, the mid-lobe larger than the side lobes.
Inflorescence up to 23 cm long, 5 cm wide, densely many-flowered; ovary and pedicel 13–20 mm long; bracts leaf-like, up to 34 × 5 mm.
Sepals elliptic or oblong, rounded; dorsal sepal 5–7 × 2–3.5 mm; lateral sepals 5.5–7.5 × 2–3.5 mm, rather oblique.
Leaves numerous, up to 7.5 × 3 cm, lanceolate, acuminate, decreasing in size up the stem and becoming narrower.
Robust terrestrial herb 18–70 cm tall with cylindrical tuberous roots.
Flowers pink-purple, spotted, inner parts often whitish.
Petals 4–7.5 × 1.5–3 mm, narrowly oblong.
Column 3.5–5 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Brachycorythis congoensis world distribution map, present in Burkina Faso, Tanzania, United Republic of, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:617929-1
WFO ID wfo-0000379240
COL ID MVM7
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Synonyms

Brachycorythis congoensis Brachycorythis hirschbergii Gyaladenia congoensis