Polystachya bancoensis Burg 1980 SECTION Affines Kranzlin Photo by © Karl Senghas and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Common Name The Banco Polystachya [A National Park within Ivory Coast]

Flower Size 3/4" [1.8 cm]

Found in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Liberia in lowland rainforests on tree trunks as a miniature sized, hot growing epiphyte with elliptic, compressed, 1 to 3 noded pseudobulbs carrying 2 apical, oblanceolate, acute, shortly petiolate base leaves that blooms in the fall on a pendent, 2 to 3.6" [5 to 9 cm] long overall, peduncle .6 to .8" [1.5 to 2 cm] long, provided with 1 to 2, acute bracts, rachis pubescent, usually non-branched, 6 to 15 flowered inflorescence with ovate, pubescent, acuminate as long as the ovary floral bracts and carrying pubescent on the exterior flowers.

Similar to and in the past considered a synonym of P affinis but it is separated quickly by its size and bloom time, as well as in floral morphology.

Synonyms Polystachya affinis var. nana J.B.Hall 1974

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 23 1393 - 1456 Brieger 1990 drawing fide; Les Orchidees de Cote d'Ivorie Perez-Vera 2003 photo/drawing fide;

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