Polystachya brassii Summerh.

Polystachya brassii Summerh.

First published in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 9: 81 (1954)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is S. DR Congo to Malawi. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Native to:Malawi, Zambia, Zaïre

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Orchid Species: Polystachya brassii

(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)

Polystachya brassii is an orchid species identified by Summerh. in 1954.

Genus

Polystachya (Pol.)

Grex

brassii
(name currently accepted by Kew)

Parents

Species

Author

Summerh.

Year

1954

ORIGIN: Found in Zaire, Malawi and Zambia in brachystegia forests on lichen covered trees at elevations around 1100 to 2000 meters.

DESCRIPTION: Mini-miniature sized, cool growing terrestrial that forms dense mats and has clustered, globose to ovoid, dark green to purplish pseudobulbs carrying 2 apical, linear, grass-likedeciduous in the dry season leaves that blooms in the winter on an erect, .8 to 2 [2 to 5 cm] long, 1 to 5 flowered inflorescence carrying fragrant [primrose] flowers.

-- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).

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