Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya fallax Kraenzl.

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 292 (1926)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central DR Congo to SW. Uganda. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, Zaïre

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2011). A monograph of the subtribe Polystachyinae Schltr. (Orchidaceae): 1-400. Fundacja Rozwoju Uniwersytetu Gdanskiego.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Kraenzl. in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1926: 292 (1926).
  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr., ed. 2: 124 (1968).
  • Robyns & Tournay, Flore des Spermatophytes du Parc National Albert. 3: 478 (1955).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1926 Dawe, M.T. [539] Uganda K000242336 Type Yes
Burgess, J.A. Uganda K:SPC-11302.000 No
Uganda K:SPC-62212.000 No
Meyer, H. [305] Uganda K:SPC-39066.000 No
Troupin, M. [K 16] Rwanda K:SPC-41354.000 No
Chase [17922] K:SPC-72116.000 No
Bridson, D. Rwanda K:SPC-41916.000 No
Bridson, D. [492] Rwanda K:SPC-41485.000 No
Meyer, H. [K77] Uganda K:SPC-38996.000 No
Kenya K:SPC-09119.000 No
Owen, J.E. Uganda K:SPC-17595.000 No
Uganda K:SPC-05752.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0