Orchidaceae
Polystachya

Polystachya superposita Rchb.f.

First published in Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 111 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Cameroon. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cameroon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Droissart, V., Sonké, B. & Stévart, T. (2006). Les Orchidaceae endémiques d' Afrique centrale atlantique présentes au Cameroon. Systematics and Geography of Plants 76: 3-84.
  • Droissart, V., Sonké, B., Lowry, P.P., Pollard, B.J. & Stévart, T. (2012). Notes taxonomiques et chorologiques sur quelques Orchidaceae endémiques d'Afrique centrale atlantique. Adansonia, III, 34: 23-35.
  • 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.
  • Sosef, M.S.M. & al. (2006). Check-list des plantes vasculaires du Gabon. Scripta Botanica Belgica 35: 1-438.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 129.
  • Otia Bot. Hamburg. 111 (1881)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2011). A monograph of the subtribe Polystachyinae Schltr. (Orchidaceae): 1-400. Fundacja Rozwoju Uniwersytetu Gdanskiego.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 25, 2023 Luke, Q. [13604] Equatorial Guinea K001222697 Yes
Jan 1, 2004 Simo, P. [51] Cameroon K000541194 Yes
De Marco, J.; Cheek, M.; Achoundong; Kemei, M.; Wultoff, I.; Tadjouteu [49] Cameroon K001519520 Yes
Mann, G. [2125] Cameroon K000106727 Type Yes
Luke, Q.; Badua, A.; Bokara, D.; Hastings, Z.; Mebulo, I.; Miller, S.; Rivas, J. [13582] Equatorial Guinea K001561625 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical 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