Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya albescens Ridl.

First published in Bol. Soc. Brot. 5: 199 (1887)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is an epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.
  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • 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.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.
  • Velayos, M., Barberá, P., Cabezas, F.J., de la Estrella, M., Fero, M. & Aedo, C. (2014). Checklist of the vascular plants of Annobón (Equatorial Guinea). Phytotaxa 171: 1-78.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 111.
  • in Bol. Soc. Brot. 5: 199 (1888)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Droissart, V., Sonké, B. & Stévart, T. (2006). Les Orchidaceae endémiques d' Afrique centrale atlantique présentes au Cameroon. Systematics and Geography of Plants 76: 3-84.
  • Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2011). A monograph of the subtribe Polystachyinae Schltr. (Orchidaceae): 1-400. Fundacja Rozwoju Uniwersytetu Gdanskiego.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr., ed. 2: 116 (1968).
  • Ridl. in Bol. Soc. Brot. 5: 199 (1887).
  • Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 111 (1897).
  • Summerh. in Kew Bulletin 13: 75 (1958).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Ejiofor, M.C. [25340], Cameroon K000106656 No
Jan 1, 2008 Gregory, H. [284], Cameroon K000106654 No
Jan 1, 2008 Keay, R.W.J. [22411], Cameroon K000106655 No
Kenya 17580.000 No
Miyama, D.O. [NMK 1134], Kenya K000743816 No

Sources

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0