Polystachya foliosa

Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery. (No wikidata item is associated with this gallery)

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 foliosa (Hook.) Rchb.f. (1863)

Synonyms

Basionym Stelis foliosa Hook., Ann. Nat. Hist. 2: 330 (1839) Homotypic synonyms Dendrorkis foliosa (Hook.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 658 (1891) Heterotypic synonyms Encyclia polystachya Poepp. & Endl., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 2: 10 (1836) Polystachya estrellensis Rchb.f., Linnaea 25: 231 (1852) Polystachya weigeltii Rchb.f., Linnaea 25: 230 (1852) Polystachya nana Klotzsch, Index Seminum (B) 1853: 12 (1853) Polystachya caracasana Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 2: 15 (1854) Polystachya abbreviata Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 2: 291 (1874) Dendrorkis caracasana (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 658 (1891) Dendrorkis estrellensis (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 658 (1891) Polystachya minor Fawc. & Rendle, J. Bot. 48: 106 (1910) Polystachya altilamellata Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 385 (1912) Polystachya ecuadorensis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 8: 90 (1921) Polystachya guatemalensis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 141 (1921) Polystachya poeppigii Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 9: 155 (1921) Polystachya panamensis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 17: 49 (1922) Polystachya costaricensis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 19: 223 (1923) Polystachya powellii Ames, Schedul. Orchid. 7: 31 (1924) Polystachya amazonica Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 42(2): 77 (1925) Polystachya huebneri Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 42(2): 11a (1925) Polystachya micrantha Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 35: 81 (1925) Polystachya edwallii Hoehne & Schltr., Arch. Bot. São Paulo 1: 256 (1926) Polystachya bradei Schltr. ex Mansf., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 245 (1928) Polystachya rupicola Brade, Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 6: 76 (1951) Polystachya foliosa var. triandra Sauleda & R.M.Adams, Brittonia 31: 294 (1979) Polystachya fariae Campacci, Colet. Orquídeas Brasil. 8: 294 (2010)

Botanical illustrations

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  Polystachya foliosa
  as syn. Stelis foliosa

Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Continental: Southern America Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central. Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panamá. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay. Regional: Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

External links

Wikispecies has an entry on: Polystachya foliosa.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Polystachya foliosa