Polystachya albescens ssp. imbricata, WKindeketa2982--Tanz. Rungwe Distr. Rungwe For. Res. 24 Jan 08. 116.jpg
Native to Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Tanzania, Mbeya, Rungwe
-9.035833, 33.569722
Location Remarks
Mporoto Ridge; beginning of access road to Ngozi Crater, in lower montane forest. 2015 m elev.
Collectors
William J. Kindeketa, Roy E. Gereau, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Polystachya
Specific Epithet
albescens
Infraspecific Epithet
imbricata
Authorship
(Rolfe) Summerh.
