Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya simplex Rendle

First published in J. Bot. 33: 199 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Ethiopia to E. Zimbabwe. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet 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:

  • 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

  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Kraenzl. in F. Fedde, Repertorium Speciorum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, Beih. 39: 34 (1926).
  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr., ed. 2: 134, fig. 48 (1968).
  • Rendle in Journal of Botany 33: 199 (1895).
  • Robyns & Tournay, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert. 3: 471 (1955).
  • Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 117 (1897).
  • Stewart in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 766, fig. (1974).
  • Summerh. in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1939: 499 (1939).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 22, 2011 Jansen, P.C.M. [2210] Ethiopia K000718507 Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [7827] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000242365 Unknown Type Material Yes
Meyer, H. [K89] Uganda K:SPC-38190.000 No
Tanner, L. [71] Tanzania K:SPC-36729.000 No
Ball, J.S. [600] Zimbabwe K:SPC-21236.000 No
Protzen, G. [206] K:SPC-44132.000 No
Moreau, W.M. Tanzania K:SPC-09187.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. Uganda K:SPC-17884.000 No
H.M.Customs Ethiopia K:SPC-56618.000 No
Mason, L.M. [121] Ethiopia K:SPC-34924.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. [E5367] Uganda K:SPC-29112.000 No
Piers, F. Kenya K:SPC-21239.000 No
K:SPC-09172.000 No
K:SPC-23933.000 No
Saska, L. [102] Tanzania K:SPC-17051.000 No
Kenya K:SPC-21238.000 No
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10849] Tanzania K:SPC-35767.000 No
[541] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-09180.000 No
Copley, H. [66] Kenya K:SPC-21237.000 No
Mason, L.M. Ethiopia K:SPC-37609.000 No
K:SPC-17887.000 No
Piers, F. Kenya K:SPC-20065.000 No

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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