| Synonyms: |
Bulbophyllum galeatum (Sw.) Lindl. Bulbophyllum galeatum Lindl. Dendrobium galeatum Sw. Dendrorchis galeata (Lindl.) Kuntze Dendrorkis galeata (Sw.) Kuntze Polystachya babilonii Geerinck Polystachya cucullata T.Durand & Schinz Polystachya galeata (Sw.) Rchb.f. var. babilonii (Geerinck) Geerinck Polystachya gilletii De Wild. Polystachya grandiflora Lindl. Polystachya macrantha Lindl. Polystachya macrantha Lindl. ex Hook. Polystachya quinqueloba Klinge |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
For descriptions see World Flora Online |
| Type location: |
Sierra Leone |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | galeata: helmeted or hooded. |
| Habitat: | In montane forest. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | Up to 2200 m |
| Flowering time: | Mar; Sep-Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Congo-Brazzaville, DR Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and Angola. |
| Botanical divisions: | III,VI,VII,IX,XI |
| Growth form(s): | Epiphyte. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Fischer, E., Killmann, D., Delepierre, G. & Lebel, J-P. (2010). The Orchids of Rwanda Koblenz Geographical Colloquia Series Biogeographical Monographs 2 Page 321. (Includes a picture). Geerinck, D. (1992). Orchidaceae (seconde partie) Flore d'Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique national de Belgique Pages 404 - 406. as var. galeata and var. babilonii Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2011). A Monograph of the Subtribe Polystachyinae Schltr. (Orchidaceae) University of Gdansk, Poland, ISBN 978 83 7531 174 4 Pages 131 - 134. |