Polystachya leucosepala P.J.Cribb

First published in Kew Bull. 32: 689 (1978)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is N. Kenya (Mt. Nyiru), N. Tanzania (Mt. Meru). It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania

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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cribb in Kew Bulletin 32: 689, fig. 4 (1978): Tanzania, Arusha District, Lossogonoi, H. Elliott in Moreau 766 (K, holo.!, EA, iso.).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 1, 1982 Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri, K. [13494] Tanzania K000390123 Yes
Nov 1, 1982 Elliott, H.F.I. [766] Tanzania K000242389 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1982 Elliott, H.F.I. [766] Tanzania K000242390 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nov 1, 1982 Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri, K. [12513] Tanzania K000390124 Yes
Nov 1, 1982 Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri, K.; Fitzgerald, D.V. [13617] Tanzania K000390121 Yes
Mar 7, 1977 Cribb, P.J.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10866] Tanzania K000390122 Yes
Stewart, J. [1386] Tanzania K:SPC-50587.000 No
Moreau, R.E. [766] Tanzania K:SPC-30441.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • 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