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

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. [10071], Tanzania K000390134 No
Jun 17, 1976 Tanner, L. [25], Tanzania K000390140 No
Moreau, W.M. [120], Tanzania 11329.000 No
Moreau, W.M. [120 A], Tanzania 11330.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [8399], Kenya 17610.000 No
Tanner, L. [25], Tanzania 36747.000 No
Finney, J., Kenya 45541.000 No
Congo, DRC 48874.000 No
Spurrier, M. [117], Tanzania 56724.000 No
Burtt, B.D. [4870], Tanzania K000242374 Yes
Moreau, W.M. [237], Zambia K000390125 No
Hornby [2022], Tanzania K000390128 No
Lovett, J. [192], Tanzania K000390131 No
Moreau, W.M. [120], Tanzania K000390136 No
Greenway, P.J. [120], Tanzania K000390138 No
Congdon, T.C.E. [425], Tanzania K000390141 No
Abdallah, R. [132], Tanzania K000390142 No
Gilbert, M.G. [6364], Kenya K000390126 No
Cribb, P.J. [10528], Tanzania K000390133 No
Spurrier [117], Tanzania K000390130 No
Burtt, B.D. [4870], Tanzania K000242373 Unknown type material Yes
Hornby [541], Tanzania K000390127 No
Kisena, C.M. [1300], Tanzania K000390143 No
Moreau, W.M. [375], Tanzania K000390137 No
Bally, P.R.O. [6379], Tanzania K000390129 No
Rodgers [1949], Tanzania K000390132 No
Harris, W.V. [688], Tanzania K000390135 No
Greenway, P.J. [120], Tanzania K000390139 No

Sources

  • 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 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