Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya isochiloides Summerh.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1939: 498 (1939)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NE. & Central Tanzania. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Tanzania

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: 126 (1968).
  • Summerh. in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1939: 498 (1939)
  • Summerh. in Hook., Ic. Pl. 35, t. 3443 (1943).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 17, 1976 Cribb, P.J.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10071] Tanzania K000390134 Yes
Jun 17, 1976 Tanner, L. [25] Tanzania K000390140 Yes
Gilbert, M.G. [6364] Kenya K000390126 Yes
Congdon, T.C.E. [425] Tanzania K000390141 Yes
Abdallah, R.; Mboya, E.I.; Vollesen, K.B. [132] Tanzania K000390142 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Moreau, W.M. [120] Tanzania K000390139 Yes
Spurrier, M. [117] Tanzania K:SPC-56724.000 No
Rodgers; Hall [1949] Tanzania K000390132 Yes
Hornby [2022] Tanzania K000390128 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [8399] Kenya K:SPC-17610.000 No
Harris, W.V.; Moreau, W.M. [688] Tanzania K000390135 Yes
Tanner, L. [25] Tanzania K:SPC-36747.000 No
Moreau, W.M. [237] Zambia K000390125 Yes
Finney, J. Kenya K:SPC-45541.000 No
Burtt, B.D. [4870] Tanzania K000242373 Type Yes
Burtt, B.D. [4870] Tanzania K000242374 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moreau, W.M. [120 A] Tanzania K:SPC-11330.000 No
Greenway, P.J.; Moreau, W.M. [120] Tanzania K000390138 Yes
Moreau, W.M. [375] Tanzania K000390137 Yes
Spurrier [117] Tanzania K000390130 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [6379] Tanzania K000390129 Yes
Lovett, J. [192] Tanzania K000390131 Yes
Kisena, C.M. [1300] Tanzania K000390143 Yes
Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-48874.000 No
Cribb, P.J.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Mwasumbi, L.B. [10528] Tanzania K000390133 Yes
Moreau, W.M. [120] Tanzania K:SPC-11329.000 No
Moreau, W.M. [120] Tanzania K000390136 Yes
Hornby [541] Tanzania K000390127 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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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