Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya holmesiana P.J.Cribb

First published in Kew Bull. 32: 155 (1977)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. DR Congo to Zambia. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Zambia, Zaïre

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.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2011). A monograph of the subtribe Polystachyinae Schltr. (Orchidaceae): 1-400. Fundacja Rozwoju Uniwersytetu Gdanskiego.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 2, 1995 Schaises, M. [2045] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000048898 Yes
Apr 27, 1978 Morze, G. [71] Zambia K000048893 Yes
Apr 27, 1978 Robinson, E.A. [5745] Zambia K000048895 Yes
Apr 27, 1978 Paterson, A. [461] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000048899 Yes
Apr 27, 1978 Fanshawe, D.B. [9390] Zambia K000048894 Yes
Apr 27, 1978 Morze, G. [71] Zambia K000048892 Yes
Feb 17, 1978 Gassner [2320] Zambia K000048891 Yes
Holmes, W.D. [047] Zambia K000048896 Type Yes
Robinson, E.A. Zambia K:SPC-36619.000 No
La Croix [206] Malawi LT00000010 No
Robinson, E.A. [5745] Zambia K:SPC-29685.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [047] Zambia K000048897 Type Yes
Williamson, G. [539] Zambia K:SPC-33180.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [047] Zambia K:SPC-28675.000 Isotype No
Zambia K:SPC-09213.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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