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Snout Orchids
Polystachya
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 the type genus of the subtribe Polystachyinae. It contains about 100 species widespread across many of the tropical areas of the world.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
yellow helmet orchid
speciesPolystachya concreta
White Snout Orchid
speciesPolystachya ottoniana
Lucky Charm Orchid
speciesPolystachya pubescens
Powder Orchid
speciesPolystachya cultriformis
lesser yellowspike orchid
speciesPolystachya foliosa
Velvet Snout Orchid
speciesPolystachya sandersonii
Whitelip Snout Orchid
speciesPolystachya transvaalensis
Polystachya dendrobiiflora
speciesPolystachya dendrobiiflora
Mistforest Snout Orchid
speciesPolystachya fusiformis
Polystachya albescens
speciesPolystachya albescens
Ngome Snout Orchid
speciesPolystachya ngomensis
Dusted Snout Orchid
speciesPolystachya modesta
Polystachya mauritiana
speciesPolystachya mauritiana
Polystachya rosea
speciesPolystachya rosea
Polystachya anceps
speciesPolystachya anceps
Hairy Snout Orchid
speciesPolystachya zambesiaca
Polystachya odorata
speciesPolystachya odorata
Polystachya waterlotii
speciesPolystachya waterlotii
Polystachya neobenthamia
speciesPolystachya neobenthamia
Monkeytail Snout Orchid
speciesPolystachya zuluensis
Polystachya valentina
speciesPolystachya valentina
Polystachya henrici
speciesPolystachya henrici
Polystachya bifida
speciesPolystachya bifida
Polystachya humbertii
speciesPolystachya humbertii
Polystachya perrieri
speciesPolystachya perrieri
Polystachya stenophylla
speciesPolystachya stenophylla
Polystachya adansoniae
speciesPolystachya adansoniae
Polystachya vulcanica
speciesPolystachya vulcanica
Polystachya villosa
speciesPolystachya villosa
Polystachya × nebulicola
hybridPolystachya × nebulicola
Polystachya spatella
speciesPolystachya spatella
Polystachya tenuissima
speciesPolystachya tenuissima
Mirella's Orchid
speciesPolystachya kermesina
Polystachya oreocharis
speciesPolystachya oreocharis
Polystachya epiphytica
speciesPolystachya epiphytica
Polystachya golungensis
speciesPolystachya golungensis
Polystachya affinis
speciesPolystachya affinis
Polystachya subumbellata
speciesPolystachya subumbellata
Polystachya thomensis
speciesPolystachya thomensis
Polystachya holmesiana
speciesPolystachya holmesiana
Polystachya lineata
speciesPolystachya lineata
Polystachya laxiflora
speciesPolystachya laxiflora
Polystachya microbambusa
speciesPolystachya microbambusa
Polystachya uluguruensis
speciesPolystachya uluguruensis
Polystachya bennettiana
speciesPolystachya bennettiana
Polystachya lindblomii
speciesPolystachya lindblomii
Polystachya fallax
speciesPolystachya fallax
Polystachya stuhlmannii
speciesPolystachya stuhlmannii
Polystachya bella
speciesPolystachya bella
Polystachya campyloglossa
speciesPolystachya campyloglossa
Polystachya caloglossa
speciesPolystachya caloglossa
Polystachya armeniaca
speciesPolystachya armeniaca
Polystachya rhodoptera
speciesPolystachya rhodoptera
Polystachya tsaratananae
speciesPolystachya tsaratananae
Polystachya vaginata
speciesPolystachya vaginata
Polystachya galeata
speciesPolystachya galeata
Polystachya paniculata
speciesPolystachya paniculata
Polystachya boliviensis
speciesPolystachya boliviensis
Polystachya mafingensis
speciesPolystachya mafingensis
Polystachya nguruensis
speciesPolystachya nguruensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 130059.