Brachycorythis rhodostachys (Schltr.) Summerh.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Brachycorythis

Characteristics

Terrestrial erect herb 20–45 cm. high.. Tubers ± cylindrical, 3–4 cm. long, Leaves 7–13, lanceolate, acute, the largest up to 5.5 cm. long and 1.2 cm. broad, decreasing in size upwards.. Inflorescence up to 8 cm. long, ± 2 cm. in diameter, densely many-flowered; bracts lanceolate, the lower equalling the flowers.. Flowers reddish or purplish-mauve, the lip whitish marked variously with mauve.. Sepals elliptical, the laterals oblique, 3–4 mm. long.. Petals oblong, shorter than the sepals.. Lip-hypochile forming a conical spur 3 mm. long; epichile ovoid, obscurely 3-lobed, 3–4 mm. long.. Column 2–2.5 mm. long.
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Lip 4–5 mm long; epichile 2.7–3.5 mm long, ± obovate, shortly 3-lobed near the apex, the mid-lobe up to 1 mm long; spur 1.5–3 mm long, slightly incurved, shortly 2-lobed at the apex.
Inflorescence densely many-flowered, 3.5–12 × 1.5–2 cm; pedicel 3 mm long; ovary c. 5 mm long; bracts up to 15 × 4 mm, lanceolate, acuminate.
Sepals 3–5 × 1.5–3 mm, the dorsal sepal elliptic, convex; lateral sepals oblique, projecting forwards.
A slender terrestrial herb 20–40 cm tall, with villous cylindrical tuberous roots.
Leaves 2.5–5.5 × 0.8–2 cm, ovate, acute, sheathing at the base.
Flowers greenish-mauve to pink-mauve with purple marks on lip.
Petals 2–3.5 × 1–2 mm, oblong, attached to column at the base.
Column 2–2.5 mm long.
Stem leafy.
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 rhodostachys world distribution map, present in Angola, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:617967-1
WFO ID wfo-0000382135
COL ID MVNB
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Synonyms

Platanthera rhodostachys Brachycorythis rhodostachys Gyaladenia rhodostachys Gyaladenia rhodostachys var. lisowskii