Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya brassii Summerh.

First published in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9: 81 (1954)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. DR Congo to Malawi. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Zambia, Zaïre

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.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Brass, L.J. [17830] Malawi K000242288 Unknown Type Material Yes
Morris, B. [B.M.51] Malawi K:SPC-25249.000 No
Stead, D. Malawi K:SPC-44303.000 No
Brass, L.J. [17604] Malawi K000242287 Type Yes
Morze, G. [26] Zambia K:SPC-36574.000 No
Williamson, G. [1504] Zambia K:SPC-32309.000 No
la Croix, I. [184] Malawi K:SPC-44474.000 No
Brass, L.J. [17605] Malawi K000242289 Unknown Type Material Yes
Williamson, G. [775] Zambia K:SPC-39725.000 No
Zambia K:SPC-11286.000 No
Morris, B. [51] Malawi K:SPC-28530.000 No
Brass, L.J. [17604] Malawi K:SPC-09083.000 Type No
la Croix, I.; La Croix, E. [32] Malawi K:SPC-42473.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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