Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya rhodoptera Rchb.f.

First published in Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 14: 214 (1858)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Tropical Africa to SW. Ethiopia. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon, Central African Repu, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • 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.
  • 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

  • F.T.A. 7: 109
  • P. ensifolia Lindl. —F.T.A. 7: 108 (1897)
  • P. ensifolia Lindl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 129 (1862)
  • in Hamburg. Gartenz. 14: 214(1858)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2011). A monograph of the subtribe Polystachyinae Schltr. (Orchidaceae): 1-400. Fundacja Rozwoju Uniwersytetu Gdanskiego.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 19, 2010 s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-76541.000 No
Dec 1, 2008 Simo, P. [219] Cameroon K000580398 Yes
Mar 1, 2002 Etuge, M. [1457] Cameroon K000106052 Yes
Sierra Leone K000242305 Type Yes
Jongkind, C.C.H. [9762] Liberia K001322730 Yes
K:SPC-09168.000 No
de Wilde, J. [189] Gabon K:SPC-47230.000 No
Chew, C.W. [20] Cameroon K:SPC-20063.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [4919] Sierra Leone K:SPC-09165.000 No
Harley, W.J. [2050] Liberia K:SPC-09167.000 No
Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-17879.000 No
Bruhl, C Brazil K:SPC-57083.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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