Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya fischeri Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl.

First published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 39: 97 (1926)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. Kenya to Tanzania. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

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.

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

  • Kraenzl. in F. Fedde, Repertorium Speciorum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, Beih. 39: 97 (1926).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Moreau, R.E.; Moreau, W.M. [861] Tanzania K000319998 No
Leedal, G.P. [4280] Tanzania K000319999 Yes
Moreaus [410] Tanzania K000390001 Yes
Moreaus [410] Tanzania K000390002 Yes
Taylor, W.E. [s.n.] Kenya K000390003 Yes
Saska, L. [93] Tanzania K:SPC-20050.000 No
Elliott, H.F.I. [410] Tanzania K000320000 Yes
Herring, A.R.; Moreau [860] Tanzania K000319997 Yes
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Tanzania K000242387 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cribb, P.J.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10222] Tanzania K000319995 Yes
Fischer, S.A. [s.n.] Tanzania K000319996 Isosyntype 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