Polystachya acuminata Summerh.
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing (IUCN, 2013)
Last record: 1943 (IUCN, 2013)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution & Habitat
Usambara Mountains, Tanzania
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Cribb, P. (1984). Orchidaceae (part 2). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Balkema, Rotterdam.
Fräßdorf, Doreen. (n.d.). Liste ausgestorbener Pflanzen der Neuzeit / List of extinct plants in modern times. Available at: https://www.artensterben.de/liste-ausgestorbener-pflanzen/ [Accessed 27 September 2026]
IUCN (IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority). (2013). Polystachya acuminata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T179300A1574514. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T179300A1574514.en. Downloaded on 27 December 2015.