''Brachycorythis'' is a

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s from the orchid family,

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. It contains approximately 40-50 species native mostly to

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but also some from

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''Brachycorythis'' species accepted by the

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as of July 2021: *'' Brachycorythis acuta'' *'' Brachycorythis angolensis'' *'' Brachycorythis basifoliata'' *'' Brachycorythis buchananii'' *'' Brachycorythis congoensis'' *'' Brachycorythis conica'' *''

Brachycorythis disoides ''Brachycorythis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains approximately 40-50 species native mostly to Africa and Madagascar but also some from South and East Asia (India, Thailand, China, etc.). Species ...

'' *'' Brachycorythis friesii'' *'' Brachycorythis galeandra'' *'' Brachycorythis helferi'' *'' Brachycorythis henryi'' *'' Brachycorythis iantha'' *'' Brachycorythis inhambanensis'' *''

Brachycorythis kalbreyeri ''Brachycorythis kalbreyeri'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is endemic to Equatorial Africa and was first discovered on Mount Cameroon by Guillermo Kalbreyer. It was subsequently named after Kalbreyer by Heinrich ...

'' *'' Brachycorythis laotica'' *'' Brachycorythis lastii'' *''

Brachycorythis mac-owaniana ''Brachycorythis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains approximately 40-50 species native mostly to Africa and Madagascar but also some from South and East Asia (India, Thailand, China, etc.). Species ...

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Brachycorythis macrantha ''Brachycorythis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains approximately 40-50 species native mostly to Africa and Madagascar but also some from South and East Asia (India, Thailand, China, etc.). Species ...

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Brachycorythis mixta ''Brachycorythis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains approximately 40-50 species native mostly to Africa and Madagascar but also some from South and East Asia (India, Thailand, China, etc.). Species ...

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Brachycorythis neglecta ''Brachycorythis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains approximately 40-50 species native mostly to Africa and Madagascar but also some from South and East Asia (India, Thailand, China, etc.). Species ...

References

* (2001) Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 265 ff. Oxford University Press. * 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart * * Orchideae Orchideae genera Orchids of Africa Orchids of Madagascar Orchids of India Orchids of China Orchids of Thailand {{Orchidoideae-stub

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