Polystachya concreta
Great Yellow Spike Orchid, Greater Yellow Spike Orchid
Other regional names: Greater Yellowspike Orchid +2 more
- Greater Yellowspike Orchid
- Yellow Helmet Orchid
- Yellow Spike Orchid
Also known as: Callista flavescens (Blume) Kuntze +19 more
- Callista flavescens (Blume) Kuntze
- Cranichis luteola Sw.
- Dendrobium flavescens (Blume) Lindl.
- Dendrobium parvum Seidenf.
- Dendrobium polystachyum Sw.
- Dendrobium polystachyum Thouars
- Dendrorchis estrellensis (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
- Dendrorchis extinctoria (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
- Dendrorchis jussieuana (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
- Dendrorchis minuta (Aubl.) Kuntze
- Dendrorchis polydendris Thouars
- Dendrorchis polystachyon (Lindl.) Kuntze
- Dendrorchis purpurea (Wight) Kuntze
- Dendrorchis rufinula (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
- Dendrorchis similus (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
- Dendrorchis tessellata (Lindl.) Kuntze
- Dendrorchis wightii (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
- Dendrorchis zollingeri (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
- Dendrorkis extinctoria (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
- Dendrorkis jussieuana (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a pseudobulbous epiphyte or geophyte.
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Polystachya concreta (commonly known as Great Yellow Spike Orchid or Greater Yellow-spike Orchid) is an epiphytic orchid within the Orchidaceae family. It is found natively in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northwest, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Hawaii