Polystachya concreta

Polystachya concreta

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Monocota Ordo: Asparagales

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

Name

Polystachya concreta (Jacq.) Garay & H.R.Sweet, Orquideologia 9: 206 (1974).

• Type species

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum concretum Jacq. in Enum. Syst. Pl.: 30 (1760).
• Heterotypic
  • Cranichis luteola Sw. in Fl. Ind. Occid. 3: 1433 (1806).
  • Dendrobium polystachyum Sw. in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 247 (1800).
  • Dendrorkis extinctoria (Rchb.f.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 658 (1891).
  • Dendrorkis minuta (Aubl.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 658 (1891).
  • Dendrorkis purpurea (Wight) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 658 (1891).
  • Dendrorkis zollingeri (Rchb.f.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 658 (1891).
  • Epidendrum minutum Aubl. in Hist. Pl. Guiane 2: 824 (1775).
  • Maxillaria luteola Beer in Prakt. Stud. Orchid.: 266 (1854).
  • Polystachya caquetana Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 27: 79 (1924).
  • Polystachya colombiana Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 156 (1920).
  • Polystachya cubensis Schltr. in Symb. Antill. 9: 59 (1923).
  • Polystachya extinctoria Rchb.f. in Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 638 (1863).
  • Polystachya luteola Hook. in Exot. Fl. 2: t. 103 (1824).
  • Polystachya minuta (Aubl.) Britton in Fl. S.E. U.S.: 328 (1903).
  • Polystachya tricuspidata Hoehne in Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n.s., f.m., 2: 109 (1950).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Mexico Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Guatemala, Panama. Caribbean Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central. Southern South America Argentina Northwest. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Garay, L.A. & Sweet, H.R. 1974. Orquideología; Revista de la Sociedad Colombiana de Orquideología 9(3): 206.

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. 2026. Polystachya concreta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jul 31. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. Polystachya concreta. 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. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jul 31. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. {{subst:CNTYEAR}}. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Polystachya concreta. Accessed: 31 Jul {{subst:CNTYEAR}}. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Polystachya concreta. Published online. Accessed: 31 Jul 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Greater yellowspike orchid
Tiếng Việt: Lan sáp
中文: 多穗兰, 蜻蜒
中文（简体）: 多穗兰

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