Polystachya vulcanica var. aconitiflora (Summerh.) Cribb & Podzorski 1979 SECTION Cultriformis Kranzl Photos by © Eric Hunt and His Orchid Website

Common Name The Acontium-Like Polystachya

Flower Size .25" [.8 cm]

Found in Rwanda, Zaire and Uganda and differs in the type by having a flat linear leaf and the dorsal sepal less than 6mm long and the petals under 4.5mm long and lastly a mentum that is less than 4mm high.

Synonyms Polystachya vulcanica var. aconitiflora (Summerh.) Cribb & Podzorski 1979

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora of Tropical East Africa Orchidaceae Part 2 Cribb 1984;