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Polystachya (yellowspike orchid)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Polystachya, abbreviated Pol in horticultural trade, and commonly known as yellowspike orchid, is a flowering plant genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae). This rather distinctive genus was described by William Jackson Hooker in 1824 and is the type genus of the subtribe Polystachyinae. It contains about 100 species widespread across much of the tropical parts of the globe.
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Species

Polystachya aconitiflora
Polystachya acridolens
Polystachya acuminata (Critically Endangered)
Polystachya acutifolia
Polystachya adansoniae (Attributes)
Polystachya aethiopica
Polystachya affinis (Attributes)
Polystachya albescens (Attributes)
Polystachya alicjae
Polystachya alpina
Polystachya anastacialynae
Polystachya anceps
Polystachya angularis
Polystachya anthoceros (Endangered)
Polystachya armeniaca (Attributes)
Polystachya asper (Attributes)
Polystachya aurantiaca (Orchid)
Polystachya bamendae (Endangered)
Polystachya bancoensis
Polystachya batkoi (Vulnerable)
Polystachya bella
Polystachya bennettiana
Polystachya bequaertii
Polystachya bicalcarata (Vulnerable)
Polystachya bicarinata
Polystachya bifida (Endangered)
Polystachya bipoda
Polystachya biteaui (Endangered)
Polystachya boliviensis
Polystachya brassii (Attributes)
Polystachya bruechertiae
Polystachya brugeana
Polystachya caduca
Polystachya caespitifica (Attributes)
Polystachya caespitosa
Polystachya calluniflora (Attributes)
Polystachya caloglossa
Polystachya camaridioides
Polystachya campyloglossa (Attributes)
Polystachya canaliculata (Critically Endangered)
Polystachya candida
Polystachya carnosa
Polystachya caudata (Endangered)
Polystachya cerea (lesser yellowspike orchid) (Attributes)
Polystachya cingulata
Polystachya clareae
Polystachya clavata
Polystachya concreta (Greater yellowspike orchid) (Attributes)
Polystachya confusa
Polystachya cooperi (Endangered)
Polystachya coriscensis
Polystachya cornigera
Polystachya cribbiana
Polystachya cultriformis (Attributes)
Polystachya dalzielii
Polystachya danieliana
Polystachya dendrobiiflora (Attributes)
Polystachya dewanckeliana (Endangered)
Polystachya disiformis (Endangered)
Polystachya disticha (Endangered)
Polystachya doggettii
Polystachya dolichophylla
Polystachya editae
Polystachya elastica
Polystachya elatior
Polystachya elegans
Polystachya engongensis
Polystachya epidendroides
Polystachya epiphytica (Attributes)
Polystachya erica-lanzae (Critically Endangered)
Polystachya erythrocephala (Attributes)
Polystachya eurychila
Polystachya eurygnatha (Endangered)
Polystachya expansa (Endangered)
Polystachya fabreiana
Polystachya fabriana
Polystachya fallax (Endangered)
Polystachya fanorum
Polystachya fischeri (Endangered)
Polystachya foliosa (lesser yellowspike orchid)
Polystachya fractiflexa
Polystachya fulvilabia
Polystachya fusiformis (Attributes)
Polystachya galeata
Polystachya geniculata (Orchid) (Endangered)
Polystachya geraensis
Polystachya gerrardii
Polystachya goetzeana (Attributes)
Polystachya golungensis (Attributes)
Polystachya gracilenta (Vulnerable)
Polystachya greatrexii (Attributes)
Polystachya haroldiana
Polystachya hastata (Vulnerable)
Polystachya heckeliana
Polystachya heckmanniana (Attributes)
Polystachya henrici
Polystachya hoehneana
Polystachya holmesiana (Attributes)
Polystachya hologlossa
Polystachya holstii (Endangered)
Polystachya humbertii
Polystachya isabelae
Polystachya isochiloides (Endangered)
Polystachya johnstonii (Attributes)
Polystachya jubaultii
Polystachya kaluluensis (Attributes)
Polystachya kermesina
Polystachya kerstingii
Polystachya kingii
Polystachya kornasiana (Endangered)
Polystachya kubalae (Vulnerable)
Polystachya kupensis (Critically Endangered)
Polystachya lacroixiana (Critically Endangered)
Polystachya laurenceana
Polystachya laurentii (Vulnerable)
Polystachya lawalreeana
Polystachya lawrenceana
Polystachya laxa
Polystachya laxiflora
Polystachya lejolyana (Endangered)
Polystachya leonardiana
Polystachya leonensis
Polystachya letouzeyana
Polystachya leucosepala
Polystachya ligulifolia
Polystachya lindblomii (Attributes)
Polystachya lineata
Polystachya longiscapa (Orchid) (Endangered)
Polystachya lukwangulensis
Polystachya luteola
Polystachya macropoda
Polystachya maculata (Critically Endangered)
Polystachya mafingensis (Attributes)
Polystachya magnibracteata (Attributes)
Polystachya malilaensis (Attributes)
Polystachya masayensis
Polystachya mazumbaiensis (Endangered)
Polystachya mcvaughiana
Polystachya melanantha (Attributes)
Polystachya melliodora
Polystachya meyerae
Polystachya meyeri (Endangered)
Polystachya microbambusa
Polystachya mildbraedii
Polystachya minima (Attributes)
Polystachya modesta (Attributes)
Polystachya moniquetiana
Polystachya monolenis
Polystachya monophylla (Orchid)
Polystachya montiquetiana
Polystachya moreauae (Attributes)
Polystachya mukandaensis
Polystachya mystacioides
Polystachya mzuzuensis (Attributes)
Polystachya nebulicola
Polystachya neobenthamia (Vulnerable)
Polystachya ngomensis
Polystachya nyanzensis (Vulnerable)
Polystachya obanensis
Polystachya oblanceolata
Polystachya odorata
Polystachya oreocharis
Polystachya orophila
Polystachya ottoniana (Attributes)
Polystachya pachychila (Endangered)
Polystachya pamelae
Polystachya paniculata
Polystachya parva (Attributes)
Polystachya parviflora (Endangered)
Polystachya paulensis
Polystachya pergibbosa
Polystachya perrieri
Polystachya piersii
Polystachya pinicola
Polystachya pobeguinii
Polystachya pocsii
Polystachya poikilantha
Polystachya polychaete
Polystachya porphyrochila (Critically Endangered)
Polystachya praecipitis (Endangered)
Polystachya principia (Endangered)
Polystachya proterantha
Polystachya pseudodisa
Polystachya puberula
Polystachya pubescens (Hairy-lipped Polystachya) (Attributes)
Polystachya pudorina (Endangered)
Polystachya purpureobracteata (Attributes)
Polystachya pyramidalis
Polystachya ramulosa
Polystachya reflexa
Polystachya reticulata (Critically Endangered)
Polystachya retusiloba
Polystachya rhodochila
Polystachya rhodoptera
Polystachya riomuniensis
Polystachya rivae
Polystachya rolfeana
Polystachya rosea
Polystachya rosellata
Polystachya rugosilabia (Critically Endangered)
Polystachya ruwenzoriensis
Polystachya rydingii
Polystachya sabulosa
Polystachya saccata (Attributes)
Polystachya samilae
Polystachya sandersonii
Polystachya seidenfadeniana
Polystachya serpentina (Endangered)
Polystachya seticaulis
Polystachya setifera (Endangered)
Polystachya shega (Endangered)
Polystachya siederi
Polystachya simplex (Attributes)
Polystachya songaniensis (Attributes)
Polystachya sosefii
Polystachya spatella (Attributes)
Polystachya stauroglossa (Vulnerable)
Polystachya stenophylla
Polystachya steudneri
Polystachya stewartiana
Polystachya stodolnyi (Endangered)
Polystachya stuhlmannii (Attributes)
Polystachya suaveolens (Attributes)
Polystachya subdiphylla (Endangered)
Polystachya subulata
Polystachya subumbellata (Attributes)
Polystachya superposita (Orchid) (Endangered)
Polystachya supfiana
Polystachya teitensis (Endangered)
Polystachya tenella
Polystachya tenuissima
Polystachya testuana
Polystachya thomensis
Polystachya transvaalensis (Attributes)
Polystachya tridentata
Polystachya troupiniana
Polystachya tsaratananae
Polystachya tsinjoarivensis (Endangered)
Polystachya uluguruensis (Endangered)
Polystachya undulata (Endangered)
Polystachya vaginata (Attributes)
Polystachya valentina (Attributes)
Polystachya victoriae (Critically Endangered)
Polystachya villosa (Attributes)
Polystachya virescens
Polystachya virgata
Polystachya virginea
Polystachya vulcanica (Attributes)
Polystachya walravensiana
Polystachya waterlotii
Polystachya wightii (greater yellowspike orchid) (Attributes)
Polystachya winigeri (Endangered)
Polystachya woosnamii (Vulnerable)
Polystachya xerophila (Endangered)
Polystachya zambesiaca (Attributes)
Polystachya zuluensis

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0