Polystachya cultriformis--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 177.jpg
Native to Burundi, Cameroon, Comoros, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Kenya (Nairobi Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
Part of the National Museums of Kenya, Museum Hill Rd. and Kipande Rd., Nairobe.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Kenya, Kericho (Kipchebor)
-0.378611, 35.266389
Location Remarks
Gilgil on Hwy A1
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Kenya (Nairobi Botanical Garden)
Location Remarks
Part of the National Museums of Kenya, Museum Hill Rd. and Kipande Rd., Nairobe.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Polystachya
Specific Epithet
cultriformis
Authorship
(Thouars) Lindl. ex Spreng.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#295,212 of 335,497
Top 88%
Extinction probability
10%
