Polystachya holstii

Polystachya holstii (fig. I)

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 holstii

Name

Polystachya holstii Kraenzl., Xenia Orchid. 3: 150 (1896)

References

• Kraenzl. 1896. Xenia Orchidacea 3: 150.
• Russell, A., Samuel, M.R., Rupp, B., Barfuss, M.H.J., Šafran, M., Besendorfer, V. & Chase, M.W. 2010. Phylogenetics and cytology of a pantropical orchid genus Polystachya (Polystachyinae, Vandeae, Orchidaceae): Evidence from plastid DNA sequence data. Taxon 59(2): 389–404. DOI: 10.1002/tax.592005 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page. 
• 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. 2014. Polystachya holstii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Mar. 26. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2014. Polystachya holstii in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Mar. 26.
• Tropicos.org 2014. Polystachya holstii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Mar. 2014.
• International Plant Names Index. 2014. Polystachya holstii. Published online. Accessed: 26. Mar. 2014.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

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