Brachycorythis lastii Rolfe 1898

Brachycorythis lastii was first described by Rolfe (1898). The name is accepted by WCSP (2021), World Flora Online (2021) and by Hyde et al. (2020). B. lastii is closely related to B. pumilio. Together they are the only two MHP species in their genus, which contains about 37 species. B. lastii differs from B. pumilio in "considerably larger" flowers and is generally a bit taller. Other species of the genus are autotrophic and significantly taller (Rolfe 1898). B. lastii is native to Brachystegia woodlands and grows at the edges of low altitude riverine forests at elevations of 500 to 1.800 meters. Distribution spans from Tanzania to South Tropical Africa (Hyde et al. 2020). The synonym Schwartzkopffia lastii was used for a long time by botanists, but is no longer supported, as the two MHP species of Schwartzkopffia are today included in Brachycorythis (Rolfe 1898).