Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya villosa Rolfe

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 393 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Tanzania to Zambia. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

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.
  • 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

  • Rolfe in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1894: 393 (1894)
  • Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 125 (1897).
  • Williamson, Orch. SC. Afr.: 123, fig. 64/16, t. 101 (1977).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Williamson, G. [689] Zambia K:SPC-34094.000 No
la Croix, I. [892] Malawi K:SPC-52305.000 No
la Croix, E.A.S.; La Croix, I.F. [892] Malawi K:SPC-51032.000 No
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Mwasumbi, L. [11277] Tanzania K:SPC-43160.000 No
O'Brien, J. [s.n.] K000242224 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rix, M. Malawi K:SPC-41924.000 No
la Croix, I.; La Croix, E. [191] Malawi K:SPC-42805.000 No
Morris, B. [72] Malawi K:SPC-44042.000 No
[illegible] [s.n.] K000242225 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bullock, A.A. [1397] Zambia K:SPC-17057.000 No
Morris, B. [72B] Malawi K:SPC-28218.000 No
Richards, H.M. [13632] Tanzania K:SPC-27234.000 No
Morris, B. [BM72] Malawi K:SPC-26315.000 No
la Croix, I. [67] Malawi K:SPC-48803.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2047] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-48933.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2031] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-47932.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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