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Orchid

Polystachya superposita

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Epiphyte, Orchid
Native range
W. Cameroon
Climate
wet tropical

About

Polystachya superposita is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Equatorial Guinea. It is also found in Cameroon, where it is thought to be an introduced species. This forest epiphyte is threatened by habitat destruction as forest land is cleared.

Other Polystachya plants

Polystachya bicalcarata · Polystachya bifida · Greater yellowspike orchid · Polystachya cooperi · Polystachya elegans · Orchid · Polystachya kupensis · Polystachya laxiflora · Polystachya maculata · Polystachya neobenthamia · Polystachya puberula · Polystachya subdiphylla

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Polystachya superposita by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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