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Neobenthamia
''Polystachya neobenthamia'' is a species of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is terrestrial,Russell, A., Samuel, R., Rupp, B., Barfuss, M. H., Šafran, M., Besendorfer, V., & Chase, M. W. (2010)"Phylogenetics and cytology of a pantropical orchid genus Polystachya (Polystachyinae, Vandeae, Orchidaceae): Evidence from plastid DNA sequence data."Taxon, 59(2), 389-404. Lithophile, lithophilic and grows among leaf litter and other detritus on rock faces. It is Endemism, endemic to Tanzania. Description This species produces slender, reed-like stems, which bear distichously arranged, linear leaves. The inflorescence is erect and the rachis is bent apically. The flowers have four laterally flattened pollinia.The pollinia are relatively hard.Poinar, G., & Rasmussen, F. N. (2017)"Orchids from the past, with a new species in Baltic amber."Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 183(3), 327-333. Taxonomy It was formerly placed in a separate, monotypic genus ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polystachya Dendrobiiflora
''Polystachya'', abbreviated Pol in horticultural trade, and commonly known as yellowspike orchid, is a flowering plant genus in the orchid family (biology), 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 many of the tropical areas of the world. Species ''Polystachya'' species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2021: *''Polystachya aconitiflora'' *''Polystachya acridolens'' *''Polystachya acuminata'' *''Polystachya adansoniae'' *''Polystachya aethiopica'' *''Polystachya affinis'' *''Polystachya albescens'' *''Polystachya alicjae'' *''Polystachya alpina'' *''Polystachya anastacialynae'' *''Polystachya anceps'' *''Polystachya angularis'' *''Polystachya anthoceros'' *''Polystachya armeniaca'' *''Polystachya asper'' *''Polystachya aurantiaca'' *''Polystachya bamendae'' *''Polystachya bancoen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |