Polystachya pubescens

Polystachya pubescens
South Africa - Port Edward
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve

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 pubescens

Name

Polystachya pubescens (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 643. (1863)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Epiphora pubescens Lindl., Companion Bot. Mag. 2: 201 (1837)
• Homotypic
  • Polystachya lindleyana Harv., Thes. Cap. 2: 50 (1863), nom. superfl.
  • Dendrorkis pubescens (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 658 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa  South Tropical Africa Zimbabwe. Southern Africa Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1863. Annales Botanices Systematicae 6: 643.

Additional references

• 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. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2020. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Polystachya pubescens. Accessed: 2020 Sep 14.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Polystachya pubescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 14. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Polystachya pubescens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Polystachya pubescens. Published online. Accessed: 14 Sep 2020.
• The Plant List 2013. Polystachya pubescens in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 14.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Polystachya pubescens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Sep 2020.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Geel-haarlippie
English: Hairy-lipped Polystachya
中文: 毛多穗兰
isiZulu: Amabelejongosi

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