Polystachya fusiformis

 Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Polystachya fusiformis']

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery nor in wikidata 'Polystachya fusiformis'

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Vandeae • Subtribus: Polystachyinae • Genus: Polystachya • Species: Polystachya fusiformis (Thouars) Lindl. (1925)

Synonyms

Basionym Dendrobium fusiforme Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 86 (1822) Heterotypic synonyms Polystachya minutiflora Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 20: 330 (1883) Polystachya multiflora Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 475 (1885) Dendrorkis minutiflora (Ridl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 658 (1891) Polystachya fusiformis var. purpurascens Cordem., Fl. Réunion: 190 (1895) Polystachya fusiformis var. virescens Cordem., Fl. Réunion: 190 (1895) Polystachya composita Kraenzl., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 39: 103 (1926)

Botanical illustrations

• 

  Polystachya fusiformis
  (as syn.
  Dendrobium fusiforme)
  plate 86 in:
  A.A. Du Petit-Thouars:
  Histoire particulière
  des plantes Orchidées
  (1822)

Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Continental: Africa Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia. Regional: South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Regional: Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces. Regional: West Tropical Africa Ghana. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Cameroon, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaire. Regional: Western Indian Ocean Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles.

External links

Wikispecies has an entry on: Polystachya fusiformis.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Polystachya fusiformis