Brachycorythis tenuior
Brachycorythis tenuior
- Native to:
- Angola | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Congo | DR Congo | Gabon | Guinea | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Lesotho | Malawi | Nigeria | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Orchidaceae
- Genus:
- Brachycorythis
- Species:
- Brachycorythis tenuior
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Geophyte
- Height:
- 40 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 grasslands in Africa; likely resprouts from underground tubers after fire.
Propagation & Germination
- Notes:
- Orchid seeds require mycorrhizal association for germination; extremely difficult to germinate without specialized laboratory conditions.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI