Polystachya cultriformis

Polystachya cultriformis

Taxonavigation

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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 cultriformis

Name

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Polystachya cultriformis (Thouars) Lindl. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 742 (1826)

Synonymy

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  • Basionym
    • Dendrobium cultriforme Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 87 (1822)
  • Homotypic
    • Polystachya cultrata Lindl., Bot. Reg. 10: t. 851 (1925), nom. illeg.
  • Heterotypic
    • Polystachya gerrardii Harv., Thes. Cap. 2: 49 (1863)
    • Polystachya cultriformis var. nana S.Moore in J.G.Baker, Fl. Mauritius: 362 (1877)
    • Polystachya cultriformis var. humblotii Rchb.f., Flora 68: 379 (1885)
    • Polystachya cultriformis var. alba Cordem., Fl. Réunion: 190 (1895)
    • Polystachya cultriformis var. erubescens Cordem., Fl. Réunion: 190 (1895)
    • Polystachya kirkii Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1895: 283 (1895)
    • Dendrorkis appendiculata (Kraenzl.) Kuntze, Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 21: 173 (1903)
    • Polystachya appendiculata Kraenzl., Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 3: 238 (1903)
    • Polystachya lujae De Wild., Pl. Nov. Horti Then.: t. 18 (1904)
    • Polystachya cultriformis var. africana Schltr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 20 (1924)
    • Polystachya cultriformis var. autogama Schltr., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 9: 20 (1924)
    • Polystachya coelogynochila Kraenzl., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 292 (1926)
    • Polystachya cultriformis var. occidentalis Kraenzl., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 39: 119 (1926)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya, TanzanIsle, Uganda.
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Ethiopia, Sudan.
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
    • Southern Africa
      • KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland.
    • West-Central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi, Cameroon, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Rwanda, Zaire.
    • Western Indian Ocean
      • Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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  • Lindley, J. 1826. Systema Vegetabilium, editio decima sexta 3: 742.
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Vernacular names

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