Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya xerophila Kraenzl.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 34: 60 (1904)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania (Usambara Mountains). It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Tanzania

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Kraenzl. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 34: 60 (1904)
  • Kraenzl. in F. Fedde, Repertorium Speciorum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, Beih. 39: 39 (1926).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Engler, A. [1067] Tanzania K000390186 Type Yes
Cribb, P.J.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10836] Tanzania K000390183 Yes
Moreau, R.E. [62] Tanzania K:SPC-31080.000 No
Moreau, R.E. [62] Tanzania K000390184 Yes
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C.; Mwasumbi, L. [11487] Tanzania K:SPC-40276.000 No
Moreau, R.E. [62] Tanzania K000390185 Yes
Moreau, R.E. [171] Tanzania K:SPC-30257.000 No
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10836] Tanzania K:SPC-40298.000 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

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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