Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya mzuzuensis P.J.Cribb & la Croix

First published in I.F.la Croix, E.A.S.la Croix & T.M.la Croix, Orchids Malawi: 226 (1991)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Malawi (N. South Viphya Mountains). It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi

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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 12, 1988 la Croix, E.A.S.; La Croix, I.F. [766] Malawi K000049505 Type No
Aug 12, 1988 Pawek, J. [9671] Malawi K000049503 Yes
May 17, 1988 Pawek, J. [9045] Malawi K000049504 Yes
la Croix, I. [766] Malawi K:SPC-52326.000 No

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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  • 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