Orchidaceae
Polystachya
Polystachya caespitifica

Polystachya caespitifica subsp. hollandii (L.Bolus) P.J.Cribb & Podz.

First published in Kew Bull. 34: 181 (1979)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Tanzania to Zimbabwe. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Tanzania, Zimbabwe

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.
  • 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?
Lovett, J.; Keeley, P.A. [74] Tanzania K000390068 Yes
Banze, A. [459] Mozambique K000569740 Yes
Chase, N.C. [26900] Zimbabwe K000390073 Yes
Muller, T. [2661] Zimbabwe K000390074 Yes
Schlieben, H.J. [4193] Tanzania K000390069 Yes
Crow, D.T. [243858] Zimbabwe K000390071 Yes
Chase, N.C. [26900] Zimbabwe K000390076 Yes
Procter, J. [1311] Tanzania K000390070 Yes
Lovett, J.; Thomas, D.W. [2679] Tanzania K000390066 Yes
Drewe [123] Zimbabwe K000390072 Yes
Chase, N.C. [6084] Zimbabwe K000390075 Yes
Burtt, B.D. [1839] Tanzania K000390067 Yes
Wild, H. [GH26900] Zimbabwe Polystachya hollandii K:SPC-29649.000 No
Tanzania Polystachya hollandii K:SPC-05758.000 No
Zimbabwe Polystachya hollandii K:SPC-02976.000 No

Sources

  • 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