Brachycorythis friesii (Schltr.) Summerh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Brachycorythis

Characteristics

Slender terrestrial herb 6–24 cm. high.. Tubers ovoid to cylindrical, 1–3 cm. long.. Stem somewhat flexuous.. Leaves 4–14, usually loosely arranged, lanceolate-linear to lanceolate, acute, 1.5–4 cm. long, 1–8 mm. broad.. Inflorescence rather laxly up to ] 5-flowered, up to 7 cm. long; bracts lanceolate, acuminate, lower longer than flowers.. Flowers spreading, white, mauve or purple; pedicel with ovary 6–10 mm. long.. Sepals narrowly ovate or elliptical, the laterals oblique, 5–7.5 mm. long.. Petals obliquely ovate or oblong, rounded, a little shorter than the sepals.. Lip 3-lobed in the lower part, longer than the sepals; hypochile forming a slender curved spur 3–4.5 mm. long; epichile middle lobe orbicular or quadrate, the side lobes narrow, spreading, the whole 4–6.5 mm. long and 4–7.5 mm. broad.. Column 2.5–3 mm. long.
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Lip 4–7 mm long; epichile 5–6.3 × 5.7–7.3 mm, 3-lobed near the base, the mid-lobe quadrate, 2–3 mm long, the side lobes 1–2 mm long, narrow and spreading; spur 2.5–4.5 mm long, slender, blunt, curved.
Inflorescence laxly (1)3–15-flowered, up to 9 cm long; ovary and pedicel arched, 5–8 mm long; bracts 13–15 mm long, lanceolate, acuminate.
Dorsal sepal 4–6.7 × 1.6–2.8 mm, ovate, obtuse; lateral sepals 4.5–7.6 × 2.3–2.6 mm, rather oblique.
A slender terrestrial herb 8–27 cm tall, with ovoid to cylindrical tuberous roots up to 5 cm long.
Petals 3–6.5 × 2–3.3 mm, obliquely ovate, obtuse, attached to column at the base.
Flowers almost white, pale to deep pink or purple with darker marks on lip.
Leaves up to 10, 2.5–6 × 2–3.5 cm, linear-lanceolate.
Column 2.5–3.3 mm long.
Stem leafy.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.07 - 0.26
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Brachycorythis friesii world distribution map, present in Angola, Burkina Faso, Rwanda, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:617934-1
WFO ID wfo-0000379664
COL ID MVMC
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Synonyms

Platanthera friesii Brachycorythis friesii Gyaladenia friesii Gyaladenia friesii var. kornasii