Polystachya lawrenceana Kraenzl.

First published in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 14: 150 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Malawi (Zomba Plateau). It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi

Classification

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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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 1999 Ryanin, P.; Linder, P. [s.n.] Mozambique K000048890 Yes
Feb 20, 1996 Moriarty, A. [418] Malawi K000048881 Yes
May 10, 1982 Moriarty, A.W. [418] Malawi K000048888 No
May 10, 1982 Blackmore, S. [1084] Malawi K000048887 No
Mar 23, 1982 Morris, B. [586] Malawi K000048889 No
Mar 23, 1982 Morris, B. [586] Malawi K000048882 Yes
Mar 23, 1982 Morris, B. [632] Malawi K000048883 Yes
Mar 4, 1982 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000048885 Yes
Mar 4, 1982 Whyte, A. [s.n.] Malawi K000048884 Yes
Malawi LT00000011 No
Purves, J.M. [39] Malawi K000048886 Yes
Gassner, A. [K6] Malawi K:SPC-48997.000 No
Buchanan [s.n.] Malawi K000048880 Holotype Yes
Malawi K:SPC-43045.000 No
Gassner, A.; Cribb, P. [182] Malawi K:SPC-46491.000 No
la Croix, I. [550] Malawi K:SPC-50320.000 No

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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  • 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