Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya campyloglossa Rolfe

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 366 (1909)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tropical Africa to E. Zimbabwe. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe

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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr., ed. 2: 120 (1968), pro parte.
  • Rolfe in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1909: 366 (1909).
  • Stewart in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 768, fig. (1974).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mousley, J. Kenya K:SPC-38846.000 No
Tanzania K:SPC-07270.000 No
Saska, L. [24A] Tanzania K:SPC-17590.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [7859] Kenya K:SPC-11283.000 No
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10842] Tanzania K:SPC-35746.000 No
Kenya K:SPC-33850.000 No
K:SPC-11288.000 No
K:SPC-11282.000 No
Jenkins, P. Malawi K:SPC-50759.000 No
K000242391 Unknown Type Material Yes
Moreau, R.E. [305] Tanzania K:SPC-11285.000 No
Copley, H. [80] Kenya K:SPC-17586.000 No
Harris, W.V. Kenya K:SPC-05999.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [1098] Tanzania K:SPC-27199.000 No
Copley, H. [1] Kenya K:SPC-11291.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [1085] Kenya K:SPC-09091.000 No
Schelpe, E. Kenya K:SPC-17028.000 No
la Croix, I. [24] Malawi K:SPC-50237.000 No
Kenya K:SPC-11290.000 No
Smart, J.B. [73/62/1] Kenya K:SPC-00584.000 No
Mozambique K:SPC-06138.000 No
Mareau [3] Tanzania K:SPC-32846.000 No
Archer, P.G. [1] Kenya K:SPC-11280.000 No
Piers, F. Tanzania K:SPC-24652.000 No
Pfennig, H. [1174] Kenya K:SPC-38452.000 No
Moreau [433] Tanzania K:SPC-31269.000 No

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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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