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cultriformis

Taxon

Polystachya cultriformis (Thouars) Lindl. ex Spreng.

Protologue Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 3: 742. 1826 [Jan-Mar 1826]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Polystachya cultriformis--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 177.jpg

Polystachya cultriformis--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 177.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polystachya cultriformis--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 179.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polystachya cultriformis--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Gard. 12 Jul 04. 180.jpg

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Polystachya cultriformis--Kenya. Brooks Bond Tea Estate, Kericho. 8 Jul 04. 094.jpg

Polystachya cultriformis--Kenya. Brooks Bond Tea Estate, Kericho. 8 Jul 04. 094.jpg

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Polystachya cultriformis--Kenya. Brooks Bond Tea Estate, Kericho. 8 Jul 04. 092.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polystachya cultriformis--Kenya. Brooks Bond Tea Estate, Kericho. 8 Jul 04. 093.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polystachya cultriformis--Kenya. Brooks Bond Tea Estate, Kericho. 8 Jul 04. 097.jpg

Polystachya cultriformis--Kenya. Brooks Bond Tea Estate, Kericho. 8 Jul 04. 097.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polystachya cultriformis, 054.98.1612--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 045.jpg

Polystachya cultriformis, 054.98.1612--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 045.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polystachya cultriformis, 054.98.1612--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 051.jpg

Polystachya cultriformis, 054.98.1612--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 051.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polystachya cultriformis, 054.98.1612--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 050.jpg

Polystachya cultriformis, 054.98.1612--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 050.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Polystachya cultriformis, 054.98.1612--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 052.jpg

Polystachya cultriformis, 054.98.1612--Kenya. Nairobi Bot. Garden. 26 Jun 04. 052.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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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.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

July 12, 2004

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

054.98.1612

June 26, 2004

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

No collection number

July 9, 2004

Location

Kenya, Kericho (Kipchebor)

-0.378611, 35.266389

Location Remarks

Gilgil on Hwy A1

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Polystachya

Specific Epithet

cultriformis

Authorship

(Thouars) Lindl. ex Spreng.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

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

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#295,212 of 335,497

Top 88%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →