Platycoryne is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Africa and Madagascar.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesPridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2001). Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 1-416. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
Platycoryne affinis Summerh. - Zimbabwe Platycoryne alinae Szlach. - Cameroon Platycoryne ambigua (Kraenzl.) Summerh. - Tanzania Platycoryne brevirostris Summerh. - Angola + Zambia Platycoryne buchananiana (Kraenzl.) Rolfe in D.Oliver - central Africa Platycoryne crocea Rolfe in D.Oliver - central + eastern Africa Platycoryne guingangae (Rchb.f.) Rolfe in D.Oliver - central Africa Platycoryne isoetifolia P.J.Cribb - Zaïre + Zambia Platycoryne latipetala Summerh. - Zaïre + Zambia Platycoryne lisowskiana Szlach. & Kras - Central African Republic Platycoryne macroceras Summerh. - Zaïre + Zambia Platycoryne mediocris Summerh. - southern + eastern Africa Platycoryne megalorrhyncha Summerh. - Nigeria + Cameroon Platycoryne micrantha Summerh. - Angola + Zambia Platycoryne ochyrana Szlach., Mytnik, Rutk., Jerch. & Baranow - Central African Republic Platycoryne paludosa (Lindl.) Rolfe in D.Oliver - western Africa Platycoryne pervillei Rchb.f. - eastern Africa + Madagascar Platycoryne protearum (Rchb.f.) Rolfe in D.Oliver - central Africa Platycoryne trilobata Summerh. - Angola + Zambia
See also List of Orchidaceae genera
References
Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart