Polystachya sandersonii

Polystachya sandersonii

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 sandersonii

Name

Polystachya sandersonii Harv., Thes. Cap. ii. 49. (1863).

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Dendrorkis pachyglossa (Rchb.f.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 658 (1891).
  • Polystachya pachyglossa Rchb.f. in Linnaea 41: 73 (1876).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa 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

• Harvey, W.H. 1863. Thesaurus Capensis 2: 49.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Polystachya sandersonii. Accessed: 2023 Feb 9.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Polystachya sandersonii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 9. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Polystachya sandersonii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Feb 9. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Polystachya sandersonii. Published online. Accessed: 9 Feb 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Polystachya sandersonii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 9 Feb 2023.

Vernacular names

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