Polyspatha Benth.

Description of the genus

For descriptions see World Flora Online

Worldwide: 3 species from Guinea in West Africa to Sudan and South to Tanzania and Angola

DRC: 3 taxa.

Polyspatha paniculata

Links to taxa:     View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus

SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
hirsuta Mildbr.Description
oligospatha FadenDescription
paniculata Benth.Description, Image

Other sources of information about Polyspatha:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Polyspatha
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Polyspatha
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Polyspatha
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Polyspatha
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Polyspatha
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Polyspatha
JSTOR Plant Science: Polyspatha
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Polyspatha
Plants of the World Online: Polyspatha
Tropicos: Polyspatha
Wikipedia: Polyspatha

Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-25

The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Genus page: Polyspatha.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=2768, retrieved 7 June 2025

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