Polystachya

Polystachya
Polystachya laxiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Vandeae
Subtribe:	Polystachyinae
Genus:	Polystachya Hook.
Species
About 100, see text
Synonyms
Epiphora Lindl. Nienokuea A. Chev.

Polystachya, abbreviated Pol in horticultural trade, 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.

Selected species

• Polystachya bicalcarata
• Polystachya concreta
• Polystachya cooperi
• Polystachya cultriformis
• Polystachya farinosa
• Polystachya geniculata
• Polystachya kupensis
• Polystachya laxiflora
• Polystachya longiscapa Summerh.
• Polystachya maculata
• Polystachya oligophylla
• Polystachya puberula
• Polystachya rivae
• Polystachya subdiphylla
• Polystachya superposita
• Polystachya victoriae

This Epidendroideae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Epidendroideae stubs Orchid genera Polystachya Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая? Afghanistan Compact Polystachya cooperi Look at other dictionaries: Polystachya — (P. Hook), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Orchideae Malaxideae; Arten auf den Mascarenhas, Sierra Leone etc …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon Polystachya —   Polystachya …   Wikipedia Español polystachya —   , polystachyum, polystachyus   Gk polys, many; stachys, spike as of an ear of wheat.   1) Plants with many branched culms or inflorescences. Arundinaria polystachya, Axonopus polystachyus, Beckera polystachya, Chloris polystachya, Cynodon… …   Etymological dictionary of grasses Polystachya — ID 66689 Symbol Key POLYS3 Common Name yellowspike orchid Family Orchidaceae Category Monocot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution FL, PR, VI Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics Polystachya puberula — Illustration of Polystachya puberula Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia Polystachya bicalcarata — Taxobox name = Polystachya bicalcarata status = VU | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Orchidaceae genus = Polystachya species = P. bicalcarata binomial =… …   Wikipedia Polystachya cooperi — Taxobox name = Polystachya cooperi status = EN | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Orchidaceae genus = Polystachya species = P. cooperi binomial = Polystachya… …   Wikipedia Polystachya farinosa — Taxobox name = Polystachya farinosa status = EN | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Orchidaceae genus = Polystachya species = P. farinosa binomial = Polystachya… …   Wikipedia Polystachya geniculata — Taxobox name = Polystachya geniculata status = EN | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Orchidaceae genus = Polystachya species = P. geniculata binomial = Polystachya… …   Wikipedia Polystachya kupensis — Taxobox name = Polystachya kupensis status = CR | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Orchidaceae genus = Polystachya species = P. kupensis binomial = Polystachya… …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”