Polystachya virginea

Polystachya virginea

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 virginea
Varietates: (2)
P. v. var. parva – P. v. var. virginea

Name

Polystachya virginea Summerh., Bot. Mus. Leafl. 10: 290 (1942)

References

• Summerhayes, V.S. 1942. Botanical Museum Leaflets 10: 290.
• 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 virginea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Aug. 3. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2015. Polystachya virginea in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Aug. 3.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Polystachya virginea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Aug. 2015.
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Polystachya virginea. Published online. Accessed: 3. Aug. 2015.
• The Plant List 2013. Polystachya virginea in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Aug. 3.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Africa Regional: East Tropical Africa Uganda. Regional: West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Rwanda, Zaire. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

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