Nomenclature: wfo-0000280499
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Polystachya melanantha Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 341 (1899)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26(3-4): 341. 1899 [31 Jan 1899] BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000242228: Goetzes [241] Tanzania Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000242229: Schlechter, F.R.R. [s.n.] Mozambique Link to Type provided by Kew
- person : Rudolf Schlechter (1872-1925) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Schltr.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 654426-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-162916
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-162916
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2018-07 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Polystachya > Polystachya melanantha