Polystachya spatella Kraenzl.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 251 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central & E. Tropical Africa. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • 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

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

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Kraenzl. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 19: 251 (1894).
  • Kraenzl. in F. Fedde, Repertorium Speciorum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, Beih. 39: 105 (1926).
  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr., ed. 2: 134 (1968).
  • Robyns & Tournay, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert. 3: 468 (1955).
  • Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 130 (1897).
  • Summerh. in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1931: 387 (1931).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schelpe, E. Kenya K:SPC-20066.000 No
Kenya K:SPC-17888.000 No
K:SPC-21241.000 No
Stuhmann, F. [2333] K000242364 Unknown Type Material Yes
Burgess, J.A. [K51] Uganda K:SPC-27205.000 No
Moreau, R.E.; Moreau, W.M. [577] Kenya K:SPC-21242.000 No
Copley, H. [10] Kenya K:SPC-21244.000 No
Stewart, J. [1493] Kenya K:SPC-34908.000 No
Hepper, F.N.; Field, D.V. [5051] Tanzania K:SPC-34343.000 No
Harrington, D.C.G. [554] Uganda K:SPC-34072.000 No
Gilbert, M.G. [6034] Kenya K:SPC-44031.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [447] Kenya K:SPC-09178.000 No
Copley, H. [114A] Kenya K:SPC-21240.000 No
Rhead, J. [EAH. 10101] Kenya K:SPC-30829.000 No
Meyer, H. [75] Uganda K:SPC-37015.000 No
Townsend, C.C.; Horpes, S. Kenya K:SPC-38173.000 No
Jackson, T.H.E. Uganda K:SPC-32369.000 No
Rhead, R. Kenya K:SPC-20067.000 No
K:SPC-21243.000 No
Graham, R.M. [2797] Kenya K:SPC-09695.000 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
  • 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