| Polystachya bifida | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Polystachya |
| Species: | P. bifida |
| Binomial name | |
| Polystachya bifida Lindl. | |
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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. It was first described by John Lindley in 1862.
Distribution
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.
Conservation
Polystachya farinosa was assessed as "endangered" in the 2017 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Cameroon. As of February 2023, P. farinosa was regarded as a synonym of Polystachya bifida, which has a much wider distribution.
References
- ^ "Polystachya bifida Lindl.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-02-11
- "Polystachya bifida Lindl.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-02-11
- Simo-Droissart, M.; Stévart, T.; Pollard, B.J.; Darbyshire, I.; Droissart, V. (2020), "Polystachya farinosa", IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2020: e.T46366A87751385, doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T46366A87751385.en, retrieved 2023-02-11
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Polystachya bifida | |
| Dendrorkis bifida | |
| Polystachya farinosa | |
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