Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya lindblomii Schltr.

First published in Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 8: 226 (1922)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Ethiopia to S. Tropical Africa. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2011). A monograph of the subtribe Polystachyinae Schltr. (Orchidaceae): 1-400. Fundacja Rozwoju Uniwersytetu Gdanskiego.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Schltr. in Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahelm 8: 226 (1922).
  • Stewart in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 766, fig. (1974).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 15, 2017 Luke, W.R.Q. [WRQ 17744] Uganda K001222682 Yes
Jun 5, 1964 Snowden, J.D. [737] Uganda K000242361 Type Yes
Leakey Uganda K:SPC-30756.000 No
Tanzania K:SPC-39359.000 No
Leedal, G.P. [6270] Tanzania K:SPC-42193.000 No
Pfennig [1373] Rwanda K:SPC-43919.000 No
K:SPC-20084.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. Uganda K:SPC-21269.000 No
K:SPC-47180.000 No
Uganda K:SPC-20085.000 No
Gassner, H.; Cribb, P. [138] Malawi K:SPC-46716.000 No
K:SPC-06146.000 No
Meyer, H. [188] Uganda K:SPC-37849.000 No
Moult, P.H. Ethiopia K:SPC-36805.000 No
Friis, I.; Vollesen, K.; Gilbert, M.G. [FV 84094] Ethiopia K:SPC-61986.000 No
Saska, L. [104] Tanzania K:SPC-17058.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [470] Kenya K:SPC-09206.000 No
Lindblom, G. [s.n.] Kenya K000242362 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moreau, 764 Tanzania K:SPC-31026.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [591] Kenya K:SPC-09205.000 No
Polystachya ugandae K:SPC-26015.000 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