Polystachya bifida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Polystachya |
Species: | P. bifida
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Binomial name | |
Polystachya bifida | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Polystachya bifida is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native from south-east Nigeria to west-central tropical Africa. [1] It was first described by John Lindley in 1862. [2]
Polystachya bifida is native to south-east Nigeria and large parts of west-central tropical Africa: Burundi, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Gulf of Guinea islands, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]
Polystachya farinosa was assessed as " endangered" in the 2017 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Cameroon. [3] As of February 2023 [update], P. farinosa was regarded as a synonym of Polystachya bifida, which has a much wider distribution. [1]
Polystachya bifida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Polystachya |
Species: | P. bifida
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Binomial name | |
Polystachya bifida | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Polystachya bifida is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native from south-east Nigeria to west-central tropical Africa. [1] It was first described by John Lindley in 1862. [2]
Polystachya bifida is native to south-east Nigeria and large parts of west-central tropical Africa: Burundi, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Gulf of Guinea islands, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [1]
Polystachya farinosa was assessed as " endangered" in the 2017 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Cameroon. [3] As of February 2023 [update], P. farinosa was regarded as a synonym of Polystachya bifida, which has a much wider distribution. [1]