Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya caloglossa Rchb.f.

First published in Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 111 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Central Tropical Africa to Kenya. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • 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.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 128.
  • Otia Bot. Hamburg. 111 (1881)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2001 Zapfack, L. [615] Cameroon K000107252 Yes
Mar 1, 2001 Pollard, B.J. [229] Cameroon K000107056 Yes
Mar 1, 2001 Kenfack, D. [235] Cameroon K000986860 Yes
Mar 1, 2001 Cable, S. [2619] Cameroon K000107271 Yes
Mar 1, 2001 Zapfack, L. [613] Cameroon K000107253 Yes
Mar 1, 2001 Kenfack, D. [332] Cameroon K000107264 Yes
Nov 1, 2000 Cable, S. [2778] Cameroon K000105970 Yes
Nov 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [1440] Cameroon K000106054 Yes
Nov 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2109] Cameroon K000105944 Yes
Nov 1, 2000 Cable, S. [2943] Cameroon K000105967 Yes
Nov 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2818] Cameroon K000986859 Yes
Nov 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2590] Cameroon K000105968 Yes
Nov 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2445] Cameroon K000105943 Yes
Nov 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [1969] Cameroon K000106001 Yes
Aug 1, 1999 Gosline, G. [87] Cameroon K000107024 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Cable, S. [60] Cameroon K000107002 Yes
Jan 1, 1987 Thomas, D.W. [6828] Cameroon K000106666 Yes
Jan 1, 1976 Letouzey, R. [15001] Cameroon K000106668 Yes
Sep 1, 1969 Sanford, W.W. [5458] Cameroon K000106665 Yes
Pollard, B.J. [229] Cameroon K:SPC-72399.000 No
Maitland, T.D. [728] Cameroon K000106662 Yes
Cable, S. [1377] Cameroon K:SPC-61745.000 No
K:SPC-05996.000 No
Thomas, D.W. [7061] Cameroon K000106667 Yes
Deistel, H. [0s.n.2] Cameroon K000106660 Yes
Zapfack, L. [487] Cameroon K001394806 Yes
Piers, F. [62/28] Uganda K:SPC-31219.000 No
Burgess, J.A. [12] K:SPC-17588.000 No
Meyer, M. [K92] Uganda K:SPC-38166.000 No
Uganda K:SPC-05997.000 No
Zapfack, L. [965] Cameroon K:SPC-61707.000 No
Mann, G. [2110] Cameroon K000106663 Type Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [5211] Uganda K:SPC-09090.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [3460] Uganda K:SPC-32556.000 No
Cameroon K:SPC-11289.000 No
Cable, S. [1377] Cameroon K:SPC-61675.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. Uganda K:SPC-05998.000 No
Migeod, F., W. H. [25] Cameroon K000106661 Yes

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