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''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 Sir William Jackson Hooker (6 July 178512 August 1865) was an English botanist and botanical illustrator, who became the first director of Kew when in 1841 it was recommended to be placed under state ownership as a botanic garden. At Kew he ...
in 1824 and is the type genus of the
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Polystachyinae Polystachyinae is a subtribe within the tribe Vandeae in family Orchidaceae. It consists of 2 genera and about 228 known species. The type genus of this subtribe is ''Polystachya''. The group is pantropical, being native to tropical Africa prim ...
. It contains about 100 species widespread across many of the tropical areas of the world.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Species

''Polystachya'' species accepted by the
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as of February 2021: *'' Polystachya aconitiflora'' *'' Polystachya acridolens'' *''
Polystachya acuminata ''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 a ...
'' *'' Polystachya adansoniae'' *'' Polystachya aethiopica'' *'' Polystachya affinis'' *'' Polystachya albescens'' *'' Polystachya alicjae'' *''
Polystachya alpina ''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 ...
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Polystachya anastacialynae ''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 ...
'' *'' Polystachya anceps'' *'' Polystachya angularis'' *'' Polystachya anthoceros'' *'' Polystachya armeniaca'' *'' Polystachya asper'' *'' Polystachya aurantiaca'' *'' Polystachya bamendae'' *'' Polystachya bancoensis'' *'' Polystachya batkoi'' *'' Polystachya bella'' *'' Polystachya bennettiana'' *'' Polystachya bequaertii'' *'' Polystachya bicalcarata'' *'' Polystachya bicarinata'' *'' Polystachya bifida'' *'' Polystachya bipoda'' *'' Polystachya biteaui'' *'' Polystachya boliviensis'' *'' Polystachya brassii'' *'' Polystachya bruechertiae'' *'' Polystachya brugeana'' *'' Polystachya caduca'' *'' Polystachya caespitifica'' *'' Polystachya caespitosa'' *'' Polystachya calluniflora'' *'' Polystachya caloglossa'' *'' Polystachya camaridioides'' *'' Polystachya campyloglossa'' *'' Polystachya canaliculata'' *'' Polystachya candida'' *'' Polystachya carnosa'' *'' Polystachya caudata'' *'' Polystachya cerea'' *'' Polystachya cingulata'' *'' Polystachya clareae'' *'' Polystachya clavata'' *'' Polystachya concreta'' *'' Polystachya confusa'' *'' Polystachya cooperi'' *'' Polystachya coriscensis'' *'' Polystachya cornigera'' *'' Polystachya cribbiana'' *''
Polystachya cultriformis ''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 a ...
'' *'' Polystachya dalzielii'' *'' Polystachya danieliana'' *''
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 Hoo ...
'' *'' Polystachya dewanckeliana'' *'' Polystachya disiformis'' *'' Polystachya disticha'' *'' Polystachya doggettii'' *'' Polystachya dolichophylla'' *'' Polystachya editae'' *''
Polystachya elastica ''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 a ...
'' *'' Polystachya elatior'' *''
Polystachya elegans ''Polystachya elegans'' is a species of orchid. It is found in Cameroon. References External links elegans Plants described in 1881 Orchids of Cameroon {{Vandeae-stub ...
'' *'' Polystachya engongensis'' *'' Polystachya epiphytica'' *'' Polystachya erica-lanzae'' *'' Polystachya erythrocephala'' *'' Polystachya eurychila'' *'' Polystachya eurygnatha'' *'' Polystachya expansa'' *'' Polystachya fabriana'' *''
Polystachya fallax ''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 a ...
'' *'' Polystachya fischeri'' *'' Polystachya foliosa'' *'' Polystachya fractiflexa'' *'' Polystachya fulvilabia'' *'' Polystachya fusiformis'' *'' Polystachya galeata'' *'' Polystachya geniculata'' *'' Polystachya geraensis'' *'' Polystachya goetzeana'' *'' Polystachya golungensis'' *'' Polystachya gracilenta'' *'' Polystachya greatrexii'' *'' Polystachya haroldiana'' *'' Polystachya hastata'' *'' Polystachya heckeliana'' *'' Polystachya heckmanniana'' *''
Polystachya henrici ''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 a ...
'' *'' Polystachya hoehneana'' *'' Polystachya holmesiana'' *'' Polystachya hologlossa'' *'' Polystachya holstii'' *'' Polystachya humbertii'' *'' Polystachya isabelae'' *'' Polystachya isochiloides'' *'' Polystachya johnstonii'' *'' Polystachya jubaultii'' *'' Polystachya kaluluensis'' *'' Polystachya kermesina'' *'' Polystachya kingii'' *'' Polystachya kornasiana'' *'' Polystachya kubalae'' *'' Polystachya kupensis'' *'' Polystachya lacroixiana'' *'' Polystachya laurentii'' *'' Polystachya lawalreeana'' *'' Polystachya lawrenceana'' *'' Polystachya laxa'' *''
Polystachya laxiflora ''Polystachya laxiflora'' is a species of orchid native to western and west-central tropical Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7& ...
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Polystachya lejolyana ''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 a ...
'' *'' Polystachya leonardiana'' *'' Polystachya leonensis'' *'' Polystachya letouzeyana'' *'' Polystachya leucosepala'' *''
Polystachya ligulifolia ''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 a ...
'' *'' Polystachya lindblomii'' *'' Polystachya lineata'' *'' Polystachya longiscapa'' *'' Polystachya lukwangulensis'' *'' Polystachya macropoda'' *'' Polystachya maculata'' *'' Polystachya mafingensis'' *'' Polystachya magnibracteata'' *'' Polystachya malilaensis'' *'' Polystachya masayensis'' *'' Polystachya mazumbaiensis'' *'' Polystachya melanantha'' *''
Polystachya melliodora ''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 a ...
'' *'' Polystachya meyeri'' *'' Polystachya microbambusa'' *'' Polystachya mildbraedii'' *''
Polystachya minima ''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 a ...
'' *'' Polystachya modesta'' *'' Polystachya moniquetiana'' *'' Polystachya monolenis'' *'' Polystachya monophylla'' *''
Polystachya moreauae ''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 a ...
'' *'' Polystachya mukandaensis'' *'' Polystachya mystacioides'' *'' Polystachya mzuzuensis'' *''
Polystachya × nebulicola ''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 a ...
'' *'' Polystachya neobenthamia'' *'' Polystachya ngomensis'' *'' Polystachya nyanzensis'' *'' Polystachya obanensis'' *'' Polystachya oblanceolata'' *'' Polystachya odorata'' *'' Polystachya oreocharis'' *'' Polystachya orophila'' *'' Polystachya ottoniana'' *'' Polystachya pachychila'' *'' Polystachya pamelae'' *'' Polystachya paniculata'' *'' Polystachya parva'' *'' Polystachya parviflora'' *'' Polystachya paulensis'' *'' Polystachya pergibbosa'' *'' Polystachya perrieri'' *''
Polystachya piersii ''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 a ...
'' *'' Polystachya pinicola'' *'' Polystachya pobeguinii'' *'' Polystachya pocsii'' *'' Polystachya poikilantha'' *'' Polystachya polychaete'' *''
Polystachya porphyrochila ''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 a ...
'' *'' Polystachya praecipitis'' *'' Polystachya principia'' *'' Polystachya proterantha'' *'' Polystachya pseudodisa'' *'' Polystachya puberula'' *'' Polystachya pubescens'' *'' Polystachya pudorina'' *'' Polystachya purpureobracteata'' *'' Polystachya pyramidalis'' *'' Polystachya ramulosa'' *'' Polystachya reflexa'' *'' Polystachya reticulata'' *'' Polystachya retusiloba'' *'' Polystachya rhodochila'' *'' Polystachya rhodoptera'' *'' Polystachya riomuniensis'' *'' Polystachya rivae'' *'' Polystachya rolfeana'' *'' Polystachya rosea'' *'' Polystachya rosellata'' *'' Polystachya rugosilabia'' *'' Polystachya ruwenzoriensis'' *'' Polystachya rydingii'' *''
Polystachya saccata ''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 a ...
'' *'' Polystachya samilae'' *'' Polystachya sandersonii'' *'' Polystachya seidenfadeniana'' *'' Polystachya serpentina'' *'' Polystachya seticaulis'' *'' Polystachya setifera'' *'' Polystachya shega'' *'' Polystachya simplex'' *'' Polystachya songaniensis'' *'' Polystachya sosefii'' *'' Polystachya spatella'' *'' Polystachya stauroglossa'' *'' Polystachya stenophylla'' *'' Polystachya steudneri'' *'' Polystachya stewartiana'' *'' Polystachya stodolnyi'' *'' Polystachya stuhlmannii'' *'' Polystachya suaveolens'' *'' Polystachya subdiphylla'' *''
Polystachya subulata ''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 a ...
'' *'' Polystachya subumbellata'' *'' Polystachya superposita'' *'' Polystachya supfiana'' *'' Polystachya teitensis'' *'' Polystachya tenella'' *'' Polystachya tenuissima'' *''
Polystachya testuana ''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 a ...
'' *'' Polystachya thomensis'' *'' Polystachya transvaalensis'' *''
Polystachya tridentata ''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 a ...
'' *'' Polystachya troupiniana'' *'' Polystachya tsaratananae'' *'' Polystachya tsinjoarivensis'' *'' Polystachya uluguruensis'' *'' Polystachya undulata'' *''
Polystachya vaginata ''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 ...
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Polystachya valentina ''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 ...
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Polystachya victoriae ''Polystachya victoriae'' is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Gabon. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habi ...
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Polystachya villosa ''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 ...
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Polystachya virescens ''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 ...
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Polystachya virginea ''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 ...
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Polystachya vulcanica ''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 ...
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Polystachya walravensiana ''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 ...
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Polystachya waterlotii ''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 ...
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Polystachya wightii ''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 ...
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Polystachya winigeri ''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 ...
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Polystachya woosnamii ''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 ...
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Polystachya xerophila ''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 ...
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Polystachya zambesiaca ''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 ...
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Polystachya zuluensis ''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 ...
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* * Vandeae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Vandeae-stub