*Brachycorythis wightii* Summerh. [image: Brachycorythis wightii Summerh.]
*brak-ee-ko-RYE-this* -- Greek: *brachy* (short) and *corys* (helmet), referring to the flower shape ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Brachycorythis> *WIGHT-ee-eye* -- named for Robert Wight, Scottish surgeon and botanist in India ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=wightii> *commonly known as*: Wight's brachycorythis, Wight's short-helmet orchid *botanical names*: *Brachycorythis wightii* Summerh. ... *synonyms*: *Phyllomphax wightii* (Summerh.) Szlach. ... POWO <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2021/11/222222222www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:617988-1> Bibliography / etymology ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ *Wight's brachycorythis* - The commemorative epithet *wightii* is named in honour of Robert Wight, Scottish surgeon and botanist in India - or *Wight's brachycoryth orchid* ... Flowering Trees <https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3I9db7KQEh0C&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq=Brachycorythis+wightii+Malayalam&source=bl&ots=EO_icfMN6I&sig=ACfU3U0j4q0az36onskt8Ic8kLqdDB6lDg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiXz6u4uJr0AhUMVH0KHcVoDccQ6AF6BAgTEAM#v=onepage&q=Brachycorythis%20wightii&f=false> by P. K. Valsalakumari *Wight's short-helmet orchid* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wight%27s%20Short-Helmet%20Orchid.html> - The genus name *Brachycorythis* in Greek: *brachy* (*short*) and *corys* (*helmet*), referring to the flower shape ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Brachycorythis> This species is a rare endemic; distributed in the Indian state of Kerala. Regional name not known; Hopefully, the local folks will provide it a name - to justify its beauty and rarity ! ~~~~~ x ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2021/11/brachycorythis-wightii-summerh.html Regards. Dinesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC0jPzivhv%2B-EOnG2cyi3qqou%3DKCVRkcmHHQtrSWw2FHYA%40mail.gmail.com.
