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SCHWARTZKOPFFIA Kraenzl.
Summerhayes, V.S. (1955) A revision of the genus Brachycorythis Kew Bulletin 10 221-264
Terrestrial herbs with ellipsoid or fusiform tubers. Stems leafy. Leaves often numerous and overlapping. Bracts leaf-like, longer than the flowers at least at base of inflorescence. Flowers usually mauve or purple, often with darker spots, less often cream-coloured or greenish-brown. Sepals free. Petals usually adnate at base to side of column. Basal part of lip boat-shaped, spurred or saccate; upper part flattened, usually projecting forwards. Worldwide: 25 species in tropical and South Africa and Asia. Zambia: 15 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| angolensis (Schltr.) Schltr. | N,W,C | Nw,N,C | Description, Image |
| buchananii (Schltr.) Rolfe | N,W,C | Nw,N,C | Description, Image |
| congoensis Kraenzl. | N,W,C,S | Nw,Lk,S | Description, Image |
| conica (Summerh.) Summerh. subsp. longilabris Summerh. | W | Nw | |
| friesii (Schltr.) Summerh. | N,W,C | Nw,N,C | Description, Image |
| inhambanensis (Schltr.) Schltr. | N,W | Nw,N | Description, Image |
| kalbreyeri Rchb.f. | W | Nw | |
| lastii Rolfe | N,W | Cb | Description, Image |
| mixta Summerh. [DD] | W | Nw | |
| ovata Lindl. subsp. welwitschii (Rchb. f.) Summerh.[DD] | N,W,E | Nw,N,Mc | Description, Image |
| pilosa Summerh. [LR-lc] | N,W | Nw,N | |
| pleistophylla Rchb. f. subsp. pleistophylla | N,W,C,E | Nw,N,Mc,C | Description, Image |
| pubescens Harv. | N,W,C,E | Nw,N,Mc,C,E | Description, Image |
| rhodostachys (Schltr.) Summerh. | N,W,C | Nw,Lp,C | Description, Image |
| tenuior Rchb. f. | N,C | N,Lk | Description, Image |
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