Distribution Map

Polystachya zuluensis

                   
   

Orchidaceae Vandoideae Vandeae Polystachyinae

Eswatini Red List status (2002): LR nt

Global status (2024) VU - Vulnerable B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii) , 11 herbarium specimens, 7 photo records

South African Red List status: DDD (2009)

IUCN Red List: VU B1ab(ii,iii)+2ab(ii,iii)

Global Distribution: NE1, NE2, Endemic to Limpopo Mpumalanga Eswatini Escarpment centre of endemism
Flora Protection Act: Schedule B

Description (Compton's Flora of Swaziland*):
Polystachya zuluensis - Pseudobulb c 2 cm diam. Basal leaves 1—2, rather stiff, narrow, conspicuously veined, up to c 20 cm long x 5 mm wide. Inflorescence axis up to 45 cm long, straight, with few widely separated 1—2-flowered lateral branches. Perianth pale mauve, or with flush on lip. Sepals and petals c 13 mm long; lip c 10 mm long x 7 mm wide, with shallow notch on each edge.

* Where species names have changed, these have been matched according to herbarium specimens quoted in this publication.

Notes:
Global distribution information: southern Africa includes southern Mozambique and southern Zimbabwe.
Restricted distribution has been based on an estimated extent of occurence of less than 100 000 km2 and/or an estimated area of occupancy of 100 km2, based on geo-referenced GBIF and iNaturalist data.