Polystachya cultriformis

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Polystachya cultriformis']

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery nor in wikidata 'Polystachya cultriformis'

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Vandeae • Subtribus: Polystachyinae • Genus: Polystachya • Species: Polystachya cultriformis (Thouars) Lindl. ex Spreng. (1826)

Synonyms

Basionym Dendrobium cultriforme Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 87 (1822) Homotypic synonyms Polystachya cultrata Lindl., Bot. Reg. 10: t. 851 (1925) Heterotypic synonyms 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)

Inflorescences

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Flowers

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Botanical illustrations

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  Polystachya cultriformis
  (as syn.
  Dendrobium polystachyum)
  plate 87 in:
  A.A. Du Petit-Thouars:
  Histoire particulière
  des plantes Orchidées
  (1822)

Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition 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.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Polystachya cultriformis.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Polystachya cultriformis