Polystachya albescens Ridl.
subsp. imbricata (Rolfe) Summerh.

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Malawi records: View all records (15)

Records of this taxon from Malawi are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

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Record number No of images Record date Recorder(s) Coll. Det. Conf. Herbaria Habitat Location Loc code(s) Outing code Planted code Country QDS Grid ref. FZ Div Alt. (m) Notes Lat Long Loc Acc Code
1042570 1989F Dowsett-Lemaire
Epiphyte in submontane evergreen forestMatipa-Wilindi Forests, Misiku Hills2140Malawi0933C2 N0Listed by Dowsett-Lemaire in Bull. Jard. Bot Nat. Belg. 59(1/2): 3-131, 1989.5
102524010 Jan 1959HM Richards
HM Richards
10609
K

In rain forest. Misiku Hills0Malawi0933C2 N1650Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 11 part 2: 330, 1998.4
1045500 1989F Dowsett-Lemaire
Epiphyte in submontane evergreen forestMughesse Forest, eastern Misiku Hills2140Malawi0933D1 N0Listed by Dowsett-Lemaire in Bull. Jard. Bot Nat. Belg. 59(1/2): 3-131, 1989.5
1025040 1964B Morris
B Morris
Only two records above 4500 ft, but frequent in gallery forest at the lower altitudes. Loosely epiphytic on rocks or horizontal branches.Mt Soche, Limbe, Blantyre2110Malawi1535C3 S1500Listed in Morris (1967) epiphytic orchids of Soche Mountain5
1025230 Dec 1971 Westwood
Westwood
s.n.
K

Bvumbwe, Thyolo District0Malawi1535C3 S1150Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 11 part 2: 330, 1998.5
1026300 1983IF La Croix
IF La Croix
Surrounding areas of Research Station at Bvumbwe, Shire Highlands0Malawi1535C3 S1200Listed By La Croix & La Croix in Orchids of Bvumbwe, Malawi Society Journal 36(2): 16-18, 1983. 5
702520 Mount Mulanje1790Malawi1535D3 S00
1026740 1965B Morris
B Morris
Gallery forest along stream.Limbuli stream, below Mt Mulanje.0Malawi1635B1 S1100Listed by Morris in Epiphytic Orchids of Limbuli stream, Malawi Society Journal 18(2): 59-70, 19655

Total records found: 8



Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Species information: Records of: Polystachya albescens.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=118280, retrieved 24 November 2024

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