Orchidaceae
Polystachya
Polystachya caespitifica

Polystachya caespitifica subsp. latilabris (Summerh.) P.J.Cribb & Podz.

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

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, 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.
  • 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?
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri, K. [13477] Tanzania K000390046 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri, K. [13495] Tanzania K000390048 Yes
Napier, E.R. [3652] Kenya K000390058 Yes
Cribb, P.J.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10867] Tanzania K000390050 Yes
Archer, P.G. [19] Kenya K000390057 Yes
Beesley, J.S.S. [246] Tanzania K000390053 Yes
Lopley, H. [59] Kenya K000390056 Yes
Richards, H.M.; Arasululu, S. [26705] Tanzania K000390047 Yes
Lucas; Coryndon, S. [274] Kenya K000390055 Yes
Elliot, H.F.I. [734] Tanzania K000390051 Yes
Friis, I.; Hansen, O.J. [2678] Kenya K000390054 Yes
Cribb, P.J.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10867] Tanzania K000390049 Yes
Mlangwa, J.A.; Mchombe, E.; Mkongo, E.; Mwambo, M.; Musa, G. [1551] Tanzania K000390045 Yes
Greenway, P.J.; Kanuri, K. [12456] Tanzania K000390052 Yes
Gray, G.G. [90] Kenya K000242311 Type Yes
Elliot, H.F.I. Tanzania Polystachya latilabris K:SPC-09134.000 No
Kenya Polystachya latilabris K:SPC-06027.000 No
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10867] Tanzania Polystachya latilabris K:SPC-40300.000 No
Copley, H. [59] Kenya Polystachya latilabris K:SPC-11335.000 No
Richards, H.M. [26705] Tanzania Polystachya latilabris K:SPC-36348.000 No
Polystachya latilabris K:SPC-23022.000 No
United States Polystachya latilabris K:SPC-17604.000 No
Gray, C.C. [90] Kenya Polystachya latilabris K:SPC-09135.000 Type No
Polystachya latilabris K:SPC-09136.000 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