Brachycorythis buchananii (Schltr.) Rolfe

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Sun Ray vlei, rd to Domboshawa

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Besna Kobila Estate, Matobo Hills area

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Besna Kobila Estate, Matobo Hills area.

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Haka Game Park, Harare

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Synonyms:	Brachycorythis parviflora Rolfe Platanthera buchananii Schltr.
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Status:	Native
Description:	Slender terrestrial, up to 30 cm. Leaves all along the stem. Inflorescence up to 5 cm, densely many-flowered. Flowers deep pink to purple; sepals and petals rounded, pointing forwards. Lip broad, 3-lobed, pointing downwards.
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Derivation of specific name:	buchananii: after John Buchanan (1855 – 1896), Scottish horticulturist, missionary, farmer and plant collector in Malawi, who became Acting British Consul to Central Africa. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Buchanan_(settler).
Habitat:	In bogs and vleis.
Altitude range:	1200 - 1800 m
Flowering time:	Jan - Mar
Worldwide distribution:	Angola, DRC, Nigeria, CAR, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Malawi distribution:	N,C,S
Growth form(s):	Terrestrial.
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Literature:	Ball, J.S. (2009). Terrestrial African Orchids, A Selected Review. Pages 10 - 11. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 10. Chapano, C. & Mugarisanwa, N.H. (2003). Plants of the Matobo District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 6. Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 54. Gordon, T.A.D. (1968 -). Indigenous Trees of Rhodesia. Rhodesia (later Zimbabwe) Science News. Page 78. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1995). Orchidaceae (Part 1) Flora Zambesiaca 11(1) Pages 20 - 21. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 29. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 94. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 117. Stewart, J. & Campbell, B. (1996). Orchids of Kenya Timber Press Inc, Portland Oregon, USA ISBN0-88192-357-5 Page 95. Summerhayes, V.S. (1955). A revision of the genus Brachycorythis Kew Bulletin 10 Pages 252 - 253. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 32 - 33. (Includes a picture). Wursten, B., Timberlake, J. & Darbyshire, I. (2017). The Chimanimani Mountains: an updated checklist. Kirkia 19(1) Page 83.

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