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SCHWARTZKOPFFIA Kraenzl.
Summerhayes, V.S. (1955) A revision of the genus Brachycorythis Kew Bulletin 10 221-264
Terrestrial herbs with ellipsoid or fusiform tubers. Stems leafy. Leaves often numerous and overlapping. Bracts leaf-like, longer than the flowers at least at base of inflorescence. Flowers usually mauve or purple, often with darker spots, less often cream-coloured or greenish-brown. Sepals free. Petals usually adnate at base to side of column. Basal part of lip boat-shaped, spurred or saccate; upper part flattened, usually projecting forwards. Worldwide: 25 species in tropical and South Africa and Asia. Burundi: 7 taxa. |
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| Species | Content | |
| buchananii (Schltr.) Rolfe | Description, Image | |
| congoensis Kraenzl. | Description, Image | |
| friesii (Schltr.) Summerh. | Description, Image | |
| pleistophylla Rchb.f.[Agg] | ||
| pleistophylla Rchb. f. subsp. leopoldi (Kraenzl.) Summerh. | ||
| pubescens Harv. | Description, Image | |
| rhodostachys (Schltr.) Summerh. | Description, Image |
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