Polystachya villosa

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 villosa

Name

Polystachya villosa Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1894: 393 (1894)

Homonym

• Polystachya villosa Cogn., J. Orchidées 7: 139 (1896), nom. illeg. - vide: Polystachya affinis Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 73 (1830)

References

• Rolfe, R.A. 1894. Kew Bulletin 393.
• 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 villosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 July 24. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2015. Polystachya villosa in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2015 July 24.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Polystachya villosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 July 2015.
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Polystachya villosa. Published online. Accessed: 24. July 2015.
• The Plant List 2013. Polystachya villosa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2015 July 24.

Distribution

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