Polystachya zambesiaca Rolfe

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Bunga Views, Vumba

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Ndundu Lodge, Vumba

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Synonyms:	Polystachya hislopii Rolfe Polystachya phiriae Fibeck
Common names:
Frequency:	Common
Status:	Native
Description:	Epiphyte or lithophyte. Pseudobulbs more or less conical, 3-4-leaved. Leaves oblanceolate, up to 15 cm, slightly 2-lobed at the apex. Flowers fleshy, pubescent on the outside. Petals and sepals pointed, greenish-yellow or lemon-yellow. Lip very fleshy, white with purple veins on the side lobes.
Notes:	In certain populations in Eastern Zimbabwe, the flowers are considerably larger than elsewhere in Africa.
Derivation of specific name:	zambesiaca: of the Zambezi region
Habitat:	Often clump-forming in Brachystegia woodland, at higher altitudes it may occasionally be found on evergreen trees.
Altitude range: (metres)	900 - 1700 m
Flowering time:	Aug - Feb
Worldwide distribution:	Southern Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Zimbabwe distribution:	C,E,S
Growth form:	EL
Endemic status:
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Content last updated:	Saturday 1 April 2006
Literature:	Ball, J.S. (1978). Southern African Epiphytic Orchids. Conservation Press, Johannesburg. Pages 180 - 181. (Includes a picture). Cribb, P. (1984). Orchidaceae (Part 2) FTEA Pages 399 - 400. La Croix, I and Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) FZ 11(2) Page 349. La Croix, I.F. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 232. (Includes a picture). Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2011). A Monograph of the Subtribe Polystachyinae Schltr. (Orchidaceae) University of Gdansk, Poland, ISBN 978 83 7531 174 4 Pages 254 - 256. (Includes a picture). Schelpe, E.A.C.L.E. (1976). A Provisional Checklist of the Orchidaceae of Mozambique South African Journal of Botany 42(4) Page 391.

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Flora of Mozambique: Polystachya zambesiaca
African Plant Database: Polystachya zambesiaca
Biodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Polystachya zambesiaca
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Polystachya zambesiaca
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Polystachya zambesiaca
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Polystachya zambesiaca
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Polystachya zambesiaca
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Polystachya zambesiaca
JSTOR Plant Science: Polystachya zambesiaca
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Polystachya zambesiaca
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Polystachya zambesiaca
Tropicos: Polystachya zambesiaca
West African Plants database: Polystachya zambesiaca