Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya calluniflora Kraenzl.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 166 (1900)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ivory Coast (Mt. Mafa), Nigeria to Uganda. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda

Synonyms

Heterotypic 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.
  • Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2011). A monograph of the subtribe Polystachyinae Schltr. (Orchidaceae): 1-400. Fundacja Rozwoju Uniwersytetu Gdanskiego.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 28: 166 (1900).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Kraenzl. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 28: 166 (1900)
  • Kraenzl. in F. Fedde, Repertorium Speciorum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis Beih. 39: 27 (1926).
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 223 (1968).
  • Summerh. in Kew Bulletin 8: 134 (1953)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 1, 2020 Ekema, S.N. [634] Cameroon K000609024 Yes
Mar 1, 2001 Zapfack, L. [727] Cameroon K000107262 Yes
Nov 1, 2000 Cable, S.; Ndue, H.; Gapta, B.; Okabiro, D.; Assefa, H.; Fred; Mungai [3408] Cameroon K:SPC-76137.000 No
Nov 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2466] Cameroon K000105949 Yes
Nov 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [4166] Cameroon K000105956 Yes
Nov 1, 2000 Cable, S. [3408] Cameroon K000106014 Yes
Nov 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [1333] Cameroon K000106055 Yes
Mar 1, 1996 Etuge, M. [1490] Cameroon K000106056 Yes
May 1, 1994 Lane, P. [70] Cameroon K000107040 Yes
May 1, 1994 Lane, P. [77] Cameroon K000107038 Yes
May 1, 1994 Lane, P. [20] Cameroon K000107039 Yes
May 1, 1994 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1528] Cameroon K000107037 Yes
May 1, 1994 Cable, S. [57] Cameroon K000107044 Yes
May 1, 1994 Wheatley, J.I. [421] Cameroon K000107041 Yes
Jan 1, 1985 Thomas, D.W. [4593] Cameroon K000106695 Yes
May 1, 1969 Sanford, W.W. [5466] Cameroon K000106693 Yes
la Croix, I. [629] Malawi K:SPC-52324.000 No
Gregory, H. [288] Cameroon K:SPC-11281.000 No
Deistel, H. [75] Cameroon K000106692 Unknown Type Material Yes
La Croix [629] Malawi K:SPC-47627.000 No
Letouzey, R. [15047] Cameroon K000106696 Yes
Maitland, T.D. [734] Cameroon K000106697 Yes
Gregory, H. [288] Cameroon K000106694 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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