Polystachya affinis

Polystachya affinis

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 affinis

Name

Polystachya affinis Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 73 (1830)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Dendrorkis affinis (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 658 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Polystachya bracteosa Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26 (Misc.): 48 (1840)
  • Dendrorkis bracteosa (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 658 (1891)
  • Polystachya villosa Cogn., J. Orchidées 7: 139 (1896), nom. illeg.
  • Polystachya villosula Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 33 (2): 414 (1915)

References

• Lindley, J. 1830. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 73.
• 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
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Polystachya affinis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 July 24. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2015. Polystachya affinis in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2015 July 24.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Polystachya affinis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 July 2015.
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Polystachya affinis. Published online. Accessed: 24. July 2015.
• The Plant List 2013. Polystachya affinis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2015 July 24.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: East Tropical Africa Uganda. Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa Chad. Regional: South Tropical Africa Angola. Regional: West Tropical Africa Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaire. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

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