Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya bennettiana Rchb.f.

First published in Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 113 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to Eritrea and Zambia. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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

  • Aké Assi, L. (2002). Flore de la Côte-d'Ivoire: catalogue systématique, biogéographie et écologie. II. Boissiera 58: 1-401.
  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Ash [1289] Ethiopia K:SPC-35650.000 No
Stewart [1331] Ethiopia K:SPC-33072.000 No
Pettersson, B. [275] Ethiopia K:SPC-48550.000 No
Ash [407] Ethiopia K:SPC-35354.000 No
Ash [1743] Ethiopia K:SPC-29047.140 No
Zapfack, L.; Songwa, D. [1184] Cameroon K001518157 Yes
Ash, J.W. [2252] Ethiopia K:SPC-36788.000 No
Hale, A.J. [103] Ethiopia K:SPC-37130.000 No
Ash [1034] Ethiopia K:SPC-35476.001 No
Boussard, M. [1] Cameroon Polystachya stricta K:SPC-48835.000 No
Cameroon Polystachya stricta K:SPC-61659.000 No
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10847] Tanzania Polystachya stricta K:SPC-35769.000 No
Boussard, M. [3] Cameroon Polystachya stricta K:SPC-48920.000 No
Thomas, D.W.; Kenfack, D.; Onana, J.M. [10905] Cameroon Polystachya stricta K001518098 Yes
Copley, H. [9] Kenya Polystachya stricta K:SPC-20070.000 No
Greenway, P.J. [13368] Tanzania Polystachya stricta K:SPC-31696.000 No
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10221] Tanzania Polystachya stricta K:SPC-36794.000 No
Kenya Polystachya stricta K000242295 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bowden, J.K. [34] Nigeria Polystachya stricta K:SPC-33839.000 No
Polystachya stricta K:SPC-09175.000 No
Wimbush, S.H. Cameroon Polystachya stricta K:SPC-24619.000 No
Sarka [101] Polystachya stricta K:SPC-29415.000 No
Saska, M. [101] Tanzania Polystachya stricta K:SPC-17053.000 No
Hepper, F.N. [2882] Cameroon Polystachya stricta K:SPC-23907.000 No
Carroll, E.W. Kenya Polystachya stricta K:SPC-09177.000 No
Boussard, M. [1] Cameroon Polystachya stricta K:SPC-49152.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. Uganda Polystachya stricta K:SPC-20071.000 No
Hope, J.F. [362] Polystachya stricta K:SPC-21249.000 No
Dobson, K. Tanzania Polystachya stricta K:SPC-09170.000 No
Kenya Polystachya stricta K:SPC-21248.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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