''Polystachya'', abbreviated Pol in
horticultural
Horticulture (from ) is the art and science of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, trees, shrubs and ornamental plants. Horticulture is commonly associated with the more professional and technical aspects of plant cultivation on a smaller and mo ...
trade, and commonly known as yellowspike orchid,
is a
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
genus
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in the
orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
(Orchidaceae). This rather distinctive genus was described by
William Jackson Hooker
Sir William Jackson Hooker (6 July 178512 August 1865) was an English botany, botanist and botanical illustrator, who became the first director of Kew Gardens, Kew when in 1841 it was recommended to be placed under state ownership as a botan ...
in 1824 and is the
type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus (''genus typica'') is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
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of the
subtribe
Subtribe is a taxonomic category ranking which is below the rank of tribe and above genus. The standard suffix for a subtribe is -ina (in animals) or -inae (in plants). The first use of this word dates back to the late 19th century. An example of ...
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
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
widespread across many of the tropical areas of the world.
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Species
''Polystachya'' species accepted by the Plants of the World Online
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History
Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...
as of February 2021:Polystachya aconitiflora
''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 acridolens''
*'' Polystachya acuminata''
*'' Polystachya adansoniae''
*''Polystachya aethiopica
''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 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 ...
''
*''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 ...
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*''Polystachya anceps
''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 angularis
''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 anthoceros
''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 armeniaca
''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 asper
''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 aurantiaca
''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 bamendae
''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 bancoensis
''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 batkoi
''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 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 dalzielii''
*'' Polystachya danieliana''
*'' Polystachya dendrobiiflora''
*'' Polystachya dewanckeliana''
*'' Polystachya disiformis''
*'' Polystachya disticha''
*'' Polystachya doggettii''
*'' Polystachya dolichophylla''
*'' Polystachya editae''
*'' Polystachya elastica''
*'' Polystachya elatior''
*'' Polystachya elegans''
*'' Polystachya engongensis''
*'' Polystachya epiphytica''
*'' Polystachya erica-lanzae''
*'' Polystachya erythrocephala''
*'' Polystachya eurychila''
*'' Polystachya eurygnatha''
*'' Polystachya expansa''
*'' Polystachya fabriana''
*'' Polystachya fallax''
*'' 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'', 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 hastata''
*'' Polystachya heckeliana''
*'' Polystachya heckmanniana''
*'' Polystachya henrici''
*'' Polystachya hoehneana''
*'' Polystachya holmesiana''
*'' Polystachya hologlossa''
*'' Polystachya holstii''
*'' Polystachya humbertii''
*'' Polystachya isabelae''
*'' Polystachya isochiloides''
*''Polystachya johnstonii
''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 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 Tropics, tropical Africa.
*
*
Polystachya, laxiflora
Orchids of Africa
{{Vandeae-stub ...
''
*'' Polystachya lejolyana''
*'' Polystachya leonardiana''
*'' Polystachya leonensis''
*'' Polystachya letouzeyana''
*'' Polystachya leucosepala''
*'' Polystachya ligulifolia''
*'' 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 meyeri''
*'' Polystachya microbambusa''
*'' Polystachya mildbraedii''
*'' Polystachya minima''
*'' Polystachya modesta''
*'' Polystachya moniquetiana''
*'' Polystachya monolenis''
*'' Polystachya monophylla''
*'' Polystachya moreauae''
*'' Polystachya mukandaensis''
*'' Polystachya mystacioides''
*'' Polystachya mzuzuensis''
*'' Polystachya × nebulicola''
*'' 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 pinicola''
*'' Polystachya pobeguinii''
*'' Polystachya pocsii''
*'' Polystachya poikilantha''
*'' Polystachya polychaete''
*'' Polystachya porphyrochila''
*'' 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 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 subumbellata''
*'' Polystachya superposita''
*'' Polystachya supfiana''
*'' Polystachya teitensis''
*'' Polystachya tenella''
*'' Polystachya tenuissima''
*'' Polystachya testuana''
*'' Polystachya thomensis''
*'' Polystachya transvaalensis''
*'' Polystachya tridentata''
*'' Polystachya troupiniana''
*'' Polystachya tsaratananae''
*'' Polystachya tsinjoarivensis''
*'' Polystachya uluguruensis''
*'' Polystachya undulata''
*'' Polystachya vaginata''
*'' Polystachya valentina''
*'' Polystachya victoriae''
*'' Polystachya villosa''
*'' Polystachya virescens''
*''Polystachya virginea
''Polystachya virginea'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae
Orchids are plants that belong to the family (biology), family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often ...
''
*'' Polystachya vulcanica''
*'' Polystachya walravensiana''
*'' Polystachya waterlotii''
*'' Polystachya wightii''
*'' Polystachya winigeri''
*'' Polystachya woosnamii''
*'' Polystachya xerophila''
*'' Polystachya zambesiaca''
*'' Polystachya zuluensis''
References
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Vandeae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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