Polystachya

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Polystachyinae
Genus: Polystachya
Overview of species (240)
a

P. aconitiflora – P. acridolens – P. acuminata – P. adansoniae – P. aethiopica – P. affinis – P. albescens – P. alicjae – P. alpina – P. anastacialynae – P. anceps – P. angularis – P. anthoceros – P. armeniaca – P. asper – P. aurantiaca
b

P. bamendae – P. bancoensis – P. batkoi – P. bella – P. bennettiana – P. bequaertii – P. bicalcarata – P. bicarinata – P. bifida – P. bipoda – P. biteaui – P. boliviensis – P. brassii – P. bruechertiae – P. brugeana
c

P. caduca – P. caespitifica – P. caespitosa – P. calluniflora – P. caloglossa – P. camaridioides – P. campyloglossa – P. canaliculata – P. candida – P. carnosa – P. caudata – P. cerea – P. cingulata – P. clareae – P. clavata – P. concreta – P. confusa – P. cooperi – P. coriscensis – P. cornigera – P. cribbiana – P. cultriformis
d

P. dalzielii – P. dendrobiiflora – P. dewanckeliana – P. disiformis – P. disticha – P. doggettii – P. dolichophylla
e

P. editae – P. elastica – P. elatior – P. elegans – P. engongensis – P. epiphytica – P. erica-lanzae – P. erythrocephala – P. eurychila – P. eurygnatha – P. expansa
f

P. fabriana – P. fallax – P. fischeri – P. foliosa – P. fractiflexa – P. fulvilabia – P. fusiformis
g

P. galeata – P. geniculata – P. geraensis – P. goetzeana – P. golungensis – P. gracilenta – P. greatrexii
h

P. haroldiana – P. hastata – P. heckeliana – P. heckmanniana – P. henrici – P. hoehneana – P. holmesiana – P. hologlossa – P. holstii – P. humbertii
i

P. isabelae – P. isochiloides
j

P. johnstonii – P. jubaultii
k

P. kaluluensis – P. kermesina – P. kingii – P. kornasiana – P. kubalae – P. kupensis
l

P. lacroixiana – P. laurentii – P. lawalreeana – P. lawrenceana – P. laxa – P. laxiflora – P. lejolyana – P. leonardiana – P. leonensis – P. letouzeyana – P. leucosepala – P. ligulifolia – P. lindblomii – P. lineata – P. longiscapa – P. lukwangulensis
m

P. macropoda – P. maculata – P. mafingensis – P. magnibracteata – P. malilaensis – P. masayensis – P. mazumbaiensis – P. melanantha – P. melliodora – P. meyeri – P. microbambusa – P. mildbraedii – P. minima – P. modesta – P. moniquetiana – P. monolenis – P. monophylla – P. moreauae – P. mukandaensis – P. mystacioides – P. mzuzuensis
n

P. neobenthamia – P. ngomensis – P. nyanzensis –
o

P. obanensis – P. oblanceolata – P. odorata – P. oreocharis – P. orophila – P. ottoniana
p

P. pachychila – P. pamelae – P. paniculata – P. parva – P. parviflora – P. paulensis – P. pergibbosa – P. perrieri – P. piersii – P. pinicola – P. pobeguinii – P. pocsii – P. poikilantha – P. polychaete – P. porphyrochila – P. praecipitis – P. principia – P. proterantha – P. pseudodisa – P. puberula – P. pubescens – P. pudorina – P. purpureobracteata – P. pyramidalis
r

P. ramulosa – P. reflexa – P. reticulata – P. retusiloba – P. rhodochila – P. rhodoptera – P. riomuniensis – P. rivae – P. rolfeana – P. rosea – P. rosellata – P. rugosilabia – P. ruwenzoriensis – P. rydingii
s

P. saccata – P. samilae – P. sandersonii – P. seidenfadeniana – P. serpentina – P. seticaulis – P. setifera – P. shega – P. simplex – P. songaniensis – P. sosefii – P. spatella – P. stauroglossa – P. stenophylla – P. steudneri – P. stewartiana – P. stodolnyi – P. stuhlmannii – P. suaveolens – P. subdiphylla – P. subulata – P. subumbellata – P. superposita – P. supfiana
t

P. teitensis – P. tenella – P. tenuissima – P. testuana – P. thomensis – P. transvaalensis – P. tridentata – P. troupiniana – P. tsaratananae – P. tsinjoarivensis
u

P. uluguruensis – P. undulata
v

P. vaginata – P. valentina – P. victoriae – P. villosa – P. virescens – P. virginea – P. vulcanica
w

P. walravensiana – P. waterlotii – P. wightii – P. winigeri – P. woosnamii
x

P. xerophila
z

P. zambesiaca – P. zuluensis
Nothospecies:

P. × nebulicola
Name

Polystachya Hook., Exot. Fl. 2: t. 103 (1824), nom. cons.

Type species: Polystachya concreta (Jacq.) Garay & H.R.Sweet, Orquideologia 9: 206 (1974) - ex: Polystachya luteola Hook., Exot. Fl. 2: t. 103 (1824), nom. superfl.

Synonymy

Heterotypic
Dendrorkis Thouars, Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 19: 314 (1809)
Epiphora Lindl., Companion Bot. Mag. 2: 201 (1837)
Dendrorchis Thouars ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 658 (1891), orth. var.
Neobenthamia Rolfe, Gard. Chron., III, 10: 272 (1891)
Nienokuea A.Chev., Compt. Rend. Hebd. Séances Acad. Sci. 220: 634 (1945)
Disperanthoceros Mytnik & Szlach., Richardiana 7: 65 (2007)
Geerinckia Mytnik & Szlach., Richardiana 7: 62 (2007)
Szlachetkoella Mytnik, Richardiana 7: 57 (2007)
Dendrobianthe (Schltr.) Mytnik, Richardiana 8: 24 (2008)
Epiphorella Mytnik & Szlach., Richardiana 8: 13 (2008)
Unguiculabia Mytnik & Szlach., Richardiana 8: 19 (2008)
Isochilostachya Mytnik & Szlach., Acta Soc. Bot. Poloniae 80: 80 (2011)
Neoburttia Mytnik, Szlach. & Baranow, Polish Bot. J. 56: 46 (2011)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

References
Primary references

Hooker, W.J. 1824. Exotic Flora 2: , ad pl. 103.
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

Additional references

Russell, A., Samuel, M.R., Rupp, B., Barfuss, M.H.J., Šafran, M., Besendorfer, V. & Chase, M.W. 2010. Phylogenetics and cytology of a pantropical orchid genus Polystachya (Polystachyinae, Vandeae, Orchidaceae): Evidence from plastid DNA sequence data. Taxon 59(2): 389–404. DOI: 10.1002/tax.592005 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page.

Links

'eFloras 2009. Polystachya in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Polystachya
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2020. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Polystachya. Accessed: 2020 Nov 13.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Polystachya in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov 13. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Polystachya in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Polystachya. Published online. Accessed: 13 Nov 2020.
The Plant List 2013. Polystachya in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov 13.
Tropicos.org 2020. Polystachya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov 13.

Vernacular names

English: Yellowspike orchids
перем коми: Полистахия
коми: Полистахия
олык марий: Полистахия
кырык мары: Полистахи
удмурт: Полистахия
中文: 多穗兰属