Brachycorythis pleistophylla var. pleistophylla
Brachycorythis pleistophylla var. pleistophylla
- Native to:
- Angola | Burundi | Cabinda | Cameroon | Congo | DR Congo | Kenya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mozambique | Nigeria | Rwanda | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Genus:
- Brachycorythis
- Species:
- Brachycorythis pleistophylla var. pleistophylla
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 45 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jan,feb,mar
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, white
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Often found in fire-prone grasslands; likely resprouts from underground tubers following fire.
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal association for germination; propagation from seed is difficult without specialized techniques.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI