Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya acridolens Summerh.

First published in Kew Bull. 2: 126 (1947 publ. 1948)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & SW. Tanzania. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Tanzania

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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: 115 (1968).
  • Summerh. in Kew Bulletin 2: 126 (1948).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Leedal, G.P. [7199] Tanzania K000319968 Yes
Linder [3833] Tanzania K000319973 Yes
Cribb, P.J.; Mwasumbi, L.B.; Wilson, G. [11497] Tanzania K000319975 Yes
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Mwazumbi, L. [11501] Tanzania K:SPC-40178.000 No
Leedal, G.P. [7263] Tanzania K:SPC-44699.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8173] Tanzania K:SPC-06047.000 No
Pollock, H.W.D. [498] Tanzania K000319969 Yes
Moreau, R.E.; Moreau, W.M. [859] Tanzania K:SPC-11265.000 No
Lovett, J. [3259] Tanzania K000319977 Yes
Lovett, J. [3259] Tanzania K000319978 Yes
Cribb, P.J.; Mwasumbi, L.B.; Wilson, G. [11501] Tanzania K000319976 Yes
Tanzania K:SPC-43338.000 No
Richards, H.M. [15634] Tanzania K:SPC-01827.000 No
Moreau, W.M. [492] Tanzania K000242385 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moreau, W.M. [492] Tanzania K000242384 Type Yes
Piers, F. Tanzania K:SPC-23931.000 No
Keeley, P.A. [48] Tanzania K:SPC-50309.000 No
Pollock, H.W.D. [498] Tanzania K000319970 Yes
Keeley, P.A. [48] Tanzania K000319974 Yes
Leedal, G.P. [4641] Tanzania K000319971 Yes
Herring, A.R. [859] Tanzania K000319972 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/

  • 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