Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya eurygnatha Summerh.

First published in Kew Bull. 4: 433 (1949)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Rwanda to SW. Kenya. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda

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: 124 (1968).
  • Stewart in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 766, fig. (1974).
  • Summerh. in Kew Bulletin 4: 433 (1949).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Copley, H. [53] Kenya K:SPC-11307.000 Type No
Burgess, J.A. [s.n.] Uganda K000390005 Yes
Uganda K:SPC-27192.000 No
Uganda K:SPC-29701.000 No
Copley, H. [58] Kenya K000242366 Type Yes
Piers, F.; Burgess, T.A. Uganda K:SPC-09110.000 No
K:SPC-25663.000 No
Powis, J. Kenya K:SPC-00587.000 No
Piers, F. [88] Kenya K:SPC-17594.000 No
Powis, J.F.C.; Tweedie [2003] Kenya K000390004 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/

  • 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 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