Polystachya elastica Lindl. 1862 SECTION Elasticae Kraenzl. Photo by © P J Cribb and his The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Common Name The Elastic Polystachya

Flower Size

Found in Sierra Leone and Liberia

CAUTION!I have no way of verifying this determination so please use with caution

Synonyms Dendrobium roseum Sw. 1805; Dendrorkis elastica (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Epiphorella elastica (Lindl.) Mytnik & Szlach. 2008; Lissochilus roseus (Sw.) Lindl. 1843

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 27 # 5 1958 as Lissochilus rosea drawing fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 32 # 10 1963; Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 23 1393 - 1456 Brieger 1990 ; Orchidaceae of West Central Africa Vol 2 Szlachetko etal 2015 as Epiphprella elastica;

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