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Polystachya cultriformis

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Name

Identification
Polystachya cultriformis (Thouars) Lindl. ex Spreng. [family ORCHIDACEAE ]
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Flora

Entry for Polystachya cultriformis (Thou.) Spreng. [family ORCHIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 3, Part 1,
Names
Polystachya cultriformis (Thou.) Spreng. [family ORCHIDACEAE], Syst. Veg. 3: 742 (1826).
Dendrobium cultriforme Thou. [family ORCHIDACEAE], (1822)
Polystachya cultrata Lindl. [family ORCHIDACEAE], (1824)-F.T.A7: 109
Polystachya appendiculata Kraenzl. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in NotizblBotGartBerl3: 238 (1903); F.W.T.A., ed1, 2: 431.
Information
Flowers white, yellowish, pink or purplish.
Range
E. Africa, southwards to Rhodesia and Mozambique, Madagascar and Mascarene Islands.
Distribution
W. Cam.: Buea, Cam. Mt., 3,000-4,000 ft.F. Po: Moka, 4,600 ft. (fr. Sept.) Melville 431! Lava flow (Sept.) Melville 449!
Distribution (external)
Gabon
Congo
Ethiopia

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