Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya dendrobiiflora Rchb.f.

First published in Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 76 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Congo to SE. Kenaya and S. Tropical Africa. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2011). A monograph of the subtribe Polystachyinae Schltr. (Orchidaceae): 1-400. Fundacja Rozwoju Uniwersytetu Gdanskiego.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 27, 2019 Osborne, J. [JO1448] Mozambique K:SPC-78779.000 No
Feb 27, 2019 Osborne, J. [JO1448] Mozambique K000569802 Yes
Uhlig, C. [1a] Tanzania K000242466 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moreau, W.M.; Moreau, R.E. Tanzania K:SPC-09108.000 No
Soetze, W. [1489] Tanzania K000242468 Type Yes
Meller, C.J. [7] K000242464 Unknown Type Material Yes
Meller, C.J. [7] K000242463 Unknown Type Material Yes
Meller, C.J. [7] K000242462 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mabberley, D. [1213] K:SPC-35301.000 No
Williamson, G. [776] Malawi K:SPC-39726.000 No
Luke, Q.; Luke, P. [12836] Tanzania K000395925 Yes
Baum, H. [839] Angola K000242469 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mucaleque, P; Ernesto, A.; Matimele, H.; Osborne, J.; Tanleque, C. [PM17] Mozambique K000569705(spirit) No
Kassner, T. [730] Kenya K000242461 Type Yes
Kassner, T. [730] Kenya K000242460 Type Yes
Popiel, K. Uganda K:SPC-29886.000 No
Meller, C.J. [s.n.] K000242465 Lectotype Yes
la Croix, I. [332] Malawi K:SPC-48919.000 No
Busse, W. [720] Tanzania K000242467 Type Yes
Carter, S.; Bally, P. [759] Kenya K:SPC-40165.000 No
Polystachya flexuosa K000242475 Unknown Type Material Yes
Smith [503-92] Polystachya flexuosa K000242474 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kenya Polystachya flexuosa K:SPC-09120.000 No
Polystachya flexuosa K:SPC-17035.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [949] Kenya Polystachya tayloriana K:SPC-27189.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8840B] Tanzania Polystachya tayloriana K:SPC-21255.000 No
Faulkner, H. [477] Malawi Polystachya tayloriana K:SPC-20073.000 No
Moreau, R.E. [822] Zambia Polystachya tayloriana K:SPC-21253.000 No
Faulkner, H. [1320] Tanzania Polystachya tayloriana K:SPC-17877.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. Kenya Polystachya tayloriana K:SPC-09195.000 No
Richards, H.M. [13178] Zambia Polystachya tayloriana K:SPC-05759.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [12108] Kenya Polystachya tayloriana K:SPC-21256.000 No
Greatrex, F.C. [35265] Zimbabwe Polystachya tayloriana K:SPC-03056.000 No
Crook, A.O. [407] Mozambique Polystachya tayloriana K:SPC-03057.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [7855] Kenya Polystachya tayloriana K:SPC-09192.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [2529] Zambia Polystachya tayloriana K:SPC-09199.000 No
Morze, G. [72] Zambia Polystachya tayloriana K:SPC-29515.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [541] Tanzania Polystachya tayloriana K:SPC-09198.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [032] Zambia Polystachya tayloriana K:SPC-21258.000 No
Robson, N.K.B. [526] Malawi Polystachya tayloriana K:SPC-21254.000 No
Kenya Polystachya tayloriana K:SPC-17894.000 No
Copley [101] Kenya Polystachya tayloriana K:SPC-21257.000 No
Jackson, G. [2036] Malawi Polystachya tayloriana K:SPC-09197.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0