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Helmet Orchids
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Helmet Orchids

Brachycorythis

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.).

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32 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Transvaal Helmet Orchid

speciesBrachycorythis conica

Hairy Helmet Orchid

speciesBrachycorythis pubescens

Mad Helmet Orchid

speciesBrachycorythis ovata

Cape Helmet Orchid

speciesBrachycorythis mac-owaniana

Brachycorythis pleistophylla

speciesBrachycorythis pleistophylla

Brachycorythis lastii

speciesBrachycorythis lastii

Brachycorythis angolensis

speciesBrachycorythis angolensis

Brachycorythis buchananii

speciesBrachycorythis buchananii

Brachycorythis helferi

speciesBrachycorythis helferi

Brachycorythis tenuior

speciesBrachycorythis tenuior

Brachycorythis inhambanensis

speciesBrachycorythis inhambanensis

Brachycorythis obcordata

speciesBrachycorythis obcordata

Brachycorythis congoensis

speciesBrachycorythis congoensis

Brachycorythis friesii

speciesBrachycorythis friesii

Brachycorythis wightii

speciesBrachycorythis wightii

Brachycorythis pumilio

speciesBrachycorythis pumilio

Brachycorythis splendida

speciesBrachycorythis splendida

Brachycorythis disoides

speciesBrachycorythis disoides

Brachycorythis kalbreyeri

speciesBrachycorythis kalbreyeri

Brachycorythis galeandra

speciesBrachycorythis galeandra

Brachycorythis macrantha

speciesBrachycorythis macrantha

Brachycorythis neglecta

speciesBrachycorythis neglecta

Brachycorythis tanganyikensis

speciesBrachycorythis tanganyikensis

Brachycorythis henryi

speciesBrachycorythis henryi

Brachycorythis iantha

speciesBrachycorythis iantha

Brachycorythis laotica

speciesBrachycorythis laotica

Brachycorythis paucifolia

speciesBrachycorythis paucifolia

Brachycorythis basifoliata

speciesBrachycorythis basifoliata

Brachycorythis mixta

speciesBrachycorythis mixta

Brachycorythis rhodostachys

speciesBrachycorythis rhodostachys

Brachycorythis peitawuensis

speciesBrachycorythis peitawuensis

Brachycorythis acuta

speciesBrachycorythis acuta

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 140988.