Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya ramulosa Lindl.

First published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 76 (1838)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to NW. Tanzania. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • Cat. Talb. 146.
  • F.T.A. 7: 118
  • in Bot. Reg. 24: Misc. 76 (1838)

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: 38 (1926).
  • Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 24, Misc. Not.: 76 (1838).
  • Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 118 (1897).
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 223 (1968).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2010 Jongkind, C.C.H. [9308] Liberia K000743750 Yes
Jan 1, 2002 Tchouto (Mbatchou), P. [1135] Cameroon K000025767 Yes
Jan 1, 2001 Cable, S. [2634] Cameroon K000107269 Yes
Jones, T.S. [172] Sierra Leone K:SPC-17050.000 No
Cote d'Ivoire K:SPC-52336.000 No
Harris, D.J.; Fay, J.M. [1294] Central African Republic K:SPC-53814.000 No
Le Testu, G. [5775] Gabon K000242271 Type Yes
Tanzania K:SPC-20060.000 No
de Wilde, J.J.F.; de Wilde, J.C.A. [138] Gabon K:SPC-47164.000 No
Harris, D.J.; Fay, J.M. [1121] Cameroon K:SPC-53828.000 No
de Wilde, J.J.F.; de Wilde, J.C.A. Gabon K:SPC-48514.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [4335] Sierra Leone K:SPC-21235.000 No

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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/

  • 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