Brachycorythis kalbreyeri
Brachycorythis kalbreyeri
- Native to:
- Cameroon | Congo | DR Congo | Guinea | Kenya | Liberia | Rwanda | Sierra Leone | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Genus:
- Brachycorythis
- Species:
- Brachycorythis kalbreyeri
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 45 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jan,feb,mar,apr
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, white
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Found in fire-maintained montane grasslands in Africa; likely resprouts from tubers after fire.
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Like most terrestrial orchids, requires mycorrhizal association for germination. Seed is dust-like and difficult to germinate without specialized conditions.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI