Polystachya rosea

Polystachya rosea

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 rosea

Name

Polystachya rosea Ridl., J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 21: 474 (1885)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Dendrorkis rosea (Ridl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 658 (1891)
• Heterotypic
  • Polystachya bicolor Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906: 114 (1906)
  • Polystachya hildebrandtii Kraenzl., Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien 36: 6 (1923)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa Western Indian Ocean Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ridley, H.N. 1885. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 21: 474.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2020. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Polystachya rosea. Accessed: 2020 Nov 13.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Polystachya rosea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 13. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Polystachya rosea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Polystachya rosea. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov 2020.
• The Plant List 2013. Polystachya rosea in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 13.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Polystachya rosea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov 2020.

Vernacular names

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