Brachycorythis sceptrum
Brachycorythis sceptrum
- Native to:
- Cameroon | Central African Republic | Equatorial Guinea | Ghana | Guinea | Ivory Coast | Nigeria | Senegal | Togo
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Genus:
- Brachycorythis
- Species:
- Brachycorythis sceptrum
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 60 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Low
- Bloom Months:
- jan,feb,mar,apr
- Bloom Colors:
- pink, purple, white
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Often found in fire-maintained grasslands in Africa; tubers resprout after fire events.
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal fungi for germination; asymbiotic germination in sterile culture is possible but challenging.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI