Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya paniculata (Sw.) Rolfe

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 113 (1897)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to SW. Ethiopia. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • 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. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in F.T.A. 7: 113 (1897).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Kraenzl. in F. Fedde, Repertorium Speciorum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, Beih. 39: 12 (1926).
  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr., ed. 2: 132 (1968).
  • Robyns & Tournay, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert. 3: 481 (1955).
  • Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 113 (1897).
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 221 (1968).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2004 Carvalho [4018] Equatorial Guinea K000718668 Yes
Mar 1, 2001 Zapfack, L. [719] Cameroon K000107259 No
Mar 1, 2001 Zapfack, L. [973] Cameroon K000107237 No
Nov 1, 2000 Etuge, M. [2572] Cameroon K000105935 Yes
Apr 1, 2000 van der Maesen, L.J.G. [5292] Cote d'Ivoire K000743768 Yes
May 1, 1994 Cable, S. [13] Cameroon K000107279 Yes
May 1, 1994 Sunderland, T.C.H. [1503] Cameroon K000107281 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Ekema, N. [233a] Cameroon K000106649 Yes
Moult, P.H. [62] Ethiopia K:SPC-37748.000 No
Cox, J.K. [104] Ghana K:SPC-20059.000 No
K:SPC-09164.000 No
Germain, R. [3651] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-21232.000 No
K:SPC-09163.000 No
Westwood, D. [45] Ghana K:SPC-09161.000 No
Zapfack, L. [973] Cameroon K:SPC-61719.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [2755] Kenya K:SPC-30140.000 No
Zapfack, L. [719] Cameroon K:SPC-61681.000 No
Harley, W.J. [1836] Liberia K:SPC-09156.000 No
Ngongi [15341] Cameroon K000106648 Yes
South Africa K:SPC-27536.000 No
Savory, H.J.; Keay, R.W.J. Nigeria K:SPC-21234.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. Uganda K:SPC-20056.000 No
Stevart [284] Sao Tome and Principe K:SPC-71080.000 No
Thorold, C.A. [CM 17] Cameroon K000106659 Yes
Ghana K:SPC-09162.000 No
Kenfack, D. [233] Cameroon K000107268 Yes
Kenfack, D. [233] Cameroon K:SPC-61662.000 No

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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    • 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