Brachycorythis ovata subsp. schweinfurthii
Brachycorythis ovata subsp. schweinfurthii
- Native to:
- Cameroon | Central African Republic | Congo | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Ethiopia | Guinea | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Nigeria | Senegal | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Genus:
- Brachycorythis
- Species:
- Brachycorythis ovata subsp. schweinfurthii
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jan,feb,mar,apr,may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct,nov,dec
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, purple, white
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- pollinators
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Tuberous orchid that resprouts from underground tubers after fire, common in fire-maintained grassland ecosystems.
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Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungi for germination in nature; asymbiotic germination possible in laboratory conditions.
Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch