Polystachya alpina

Polystachya alpina

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 alpina

Name

Polystachya alpina Lindl., J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 6: 131 (1862).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Dendrorkis alpina (Lindl.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 658 (1891).
  • Unguiculabia alpina (Lindl.) Szlach. & Mytnik, Richardiana 8: 21 (2008).
• Heterotypic
  • Polystachya preussii Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 51 (1893).
  • Polystachya winkleri Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 38: 154 (1906).
  • Polystachya talbotii Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 282 (1910).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: West Tropical Africa Nigeria. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea Island. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1862. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 6: 131.
• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1906. Orchidaceae africanae IV. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 38: 144-165. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 453 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2017. Polystachya alpina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Nov. 29. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2017. Polystachya alpina in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Nov. 29.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Polystachya alpina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Nov. 2017.
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Polystachya alpina. Published online. Accessed: 29 Nov. 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. Polystachya alpina in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Nov. 29.

Vernacular names

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