Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya vaginata Summerh.

First published in Kew Bull. 2: 130 (1947 publ. 1948)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Kenya to E. Zimbabwe. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr., ed. 2: 141 (1968).
  • Summerh. in Kew Bulletin 2: 130 (1948).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hellquist, S. [30] Tanzania K:SPC-50287.000 No
Owens, C. [10] Tanzania K:SPC-39713.000 No
Malawi K:SPC-45240.000 No
K:SPC-09207.000 No
Brummit, R.K. [15663] Malawi K:SPC-41478.000 No
Wild, H. [2977] Zimbabwe K:SPC-09209.000 No
Richards, H.M. [12929] Tanzania K:SPC-03060.000 No
Chase, N.C. [6155] Zimbabwe K:SPC-06045.000 No
James, R. [24934] Zimbabwe K:SPC-21270.000 No
Moreau, R.E. [314] Tanzania K000242372 Type Yes
Tanner, L. [T 188] Tanzania K:SPC-41068.000 No
Malawi K:SPC-45753.000 No
Gassner, A. [9] Malawi K:SPC-39329.000 No
Archer, P.G. Kenya K:SPC-20086.000 No
Page-Jones, F.M. Tanzania K:SPC-21271.000 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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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