Polystachya cultriformis

Polystachya cultriformis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Polystachyinae
Genus: Polystachya
Species: Polystachya cultriformis

Name

Polystachya cultriformis (Thouars) Lindl. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 742 (1826)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Dendrobium cultriforme Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 87 (1822)
• Homotypic
  • Polystachya cultrata Lindl., Bot. Reg. 10: t. 851 (1925), nom. illeg.
• Heterotypic
  • Polystachya gerrardii Harv., Thes. Cap. 2: 49 (1863)
  • Polystachya cultriformis var. nana S.Moore in J.G.Baker, Fl. Mauritius: 362 (1877)
  • Polystachya cultriformis var. humblotii Rchb.f., Flora 68: 379 (1885)
  • Polystachya cultriformis var. alba Cordem., Fl. Réunion: 190 (1895)
  • Polystachya cultriformis var. erubescens Cordem., Fl. Réunion: 190 (1895)
  • Polystachya kirkii Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 283 (1895)
  • Dendrorkis appendiculata (Kraenzl.) Kuntze, Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 21: 173 (1903)
  • Polystachya appendiculata Kraenzl., Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 3: 238 (1903)
  • Polystachya lujae De Wild., Pl. Nov. Horti Then.: t. 18 (1904)
  • Polystachya cultriformis var. africana Schltr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 20 (1924)
  • Polystachya cultriformis var. autogama Schltr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 20 (1924)
  • Polystachya coelogynochila Kraenzl., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 292 (1926)
  • Polystachya cultriformis var. occidentalis Kraenzl., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 39: 119 (1926)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa East Tropical Africa Kenya, TanzanIsle, Uganda. Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan. South Tropical Africa Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland. West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Cameroon, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaire. Western Indian Ocean Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1826. Systema Vegetabilium, editio decima sexta 3: 742.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Polystachya cultriformis. Accessed: 2021 Aug 19.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Polystachya cultriformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 19. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Polystachya cultriformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Polystachya cultriformis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Aug 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Polystachya cultriformis. Published online. Accessed: 19 Aug 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Polystachya cultriformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Aug 2021.

Vernacular names

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