FZ.16. Platycoryne Rchb. f.

Summerhayes, V.S. (1958) African orchids XXV Kew Bulletin 13(1) 57-87

Description of the genus

Terrestrial herbs with leafy unbranched stems. Flowers resupinate, usually bright orange (sometimes yellow or greenish-orange). Sepals free, the dorsal sepal forming a hood with the petals. Lip entire or 3-lobed, spurred. Column erect. Rostellum large.

Worldwide: 17 species in tropical Africa and Madagascar

Zimbabwe: 7 taxa.

Platycoryne buchananiana

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
affinis Summerh. var. affinis [End][VU]W,CDescription, Image
affinis Summerh. var. ecalcarata Fibeck[End]E
buchananiana (Kraenzl.) RolfeN,W,C,E,SDescription, Image
crocea (Schweinf. ex Rchb. f.) RolfeN,W,C
mediocris Summerh.C,E,SDescription, Image
pervillei Rchb. f.N,C,E,SDescription, Image
protearum (Rchb. f.) Rolfe var. protearum W,C

Other sources of information about Platycoryne:

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Flora of Burundi: Platycoryne
Flora of the DRC: Platycoryne
Flora of Malawi: Platycoryne
Flora of Mozambique: Platycoryne
Flora of Zambia: Platycoryne

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Platycoryne
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Platycoryne
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Platycoryne
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iNaturalist: Platycoryne
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Platycoryne
JSTOR Plant Science: Platycoryne
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Platycoryne
Plants of the World Online: Platycoryne
Tropicos: Platycoryne
Wikipedia: Platycoryne

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Platycoryne.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=416, retrieved 13 October 2024

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