Polystachya brassii Summerh.

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Records of this taxon from all countries 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 divisions Alt. (m) Notes Lat Long Loc Acc Code
711930No dateMount Mulanje1790Malawi1535D3 S0Checklist 60
10252907 Nov 1986F Dowsett-Lemaire
F Dowsett-Lemaire
1193
K

Perekezi Forest Reserve near Luwawa, South Viphya0Malawi1233B1 N0Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 11 part 2: 334, 19982
1051820 1989F Dowsett-Lemaire
Epiphyte in submontane evergreen forestSouthwestern Escarpment, Nyika National Park1800Malawi1033D1 N0Listed by Dowsett-Lemaire in Bull. Jard. Bot Nat. Belg. 59(1/2): 3-131, 1989.4
1025100 Sep 1964B Morris
B Morris
51
B Morris
K

Common on Brachystegia spiciformis over 4500 ft.Mt Soche, Limbe, Blantyre2110Malawi1535C3 S1500Listed in Morris (1967) epiphytic orchids of Soche Mountain
Also cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 11 part 2: 334, 1998
5
10253009 Sep 1946LJ Brass
LJ Brass
17604
K

Chenga Hill, Ctchisi District0Malawi1333B4 C1600Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 11 part 2: 334, 1998; Holotype5

Total records found: 5



Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Records of: Polystachya brassii.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=209820, retrieved 5 December 2025

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