Orchidaceae
Polystachya
Polystachya albescens

Polystachya albescens subsp. imbricata (Rolfe) Summerh.

First published in Kew Bull. 13: 74 (1958)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Cameroon to Tanzania and Eswatini. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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.
  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • 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.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2011). A monograph of the subtribe Polystachyinae Schltr. (Orchidaceae): 1-400. Fundacja Rozwoju Uniwersytetu Gdanskiego.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2011 s.coll. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K000718245 Yes
Oct 1, 2002 Wilde, W.J.J.O., de [2414] Cameroon K000106650 Yes
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [11084] Tanzania K:SPC-40272.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8676] Tanzania K:SPC-09072.000 No
K:SPC-05990.000 No
Ball, J.S. [390] Zimbabwe K:SPC-09068.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [9515] Tanzania K:SPC-05991.000 No
South Africa K:SPC-17599.000 No
Stolz, A. [455] Malawi K000242124 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [455] Malawi K000242125 Type Yes
Jones, R. Zimbabwe K:SPC-11284.000 No
South Africa K:SPC-11287.000 No
Morris, B. [30] Malawi K:SPC-28316.000 No
Lewis, B.A. [1377] Tanzania K:SPC-60285.000 No
Wild, H. [4419] Zimbabwe K:SPC-09076.000 No
Stevart; Pial [476] Cameroon K:SPC-71937.000 No
O'Brien, J. [s.n.] Zambia K000242123 Holotype Yes
Gregory, H. [165] Cameroon Polystachya imbricata K000106658 Holotype Yes

Sources

  • 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