Orchidaceae
Hairy-lipped polystachya
Polystachya pubescens
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Polystachya
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Common names
By language (4)
- Afrikaans
- Geel-haarlippie
- Chinese
- 毛多穗兰
- English
- Hairy-lipped polystachya
- Zulu
- AmaBelejongosi
Synonyms
- Dendrorchis pubescens (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
- Dendrorkis pubescens (Lindl.) Kuntze
- Epiphora pubescens Lindl.
- Polystachya lindleyana Harv.
Photos

Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Arne and Bent Larsen, Haarby, Denmark, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Arne and Bent Larsen, Haarby, Denmark, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Naoki Takebayashi from Fairbanks, AK, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Naoki Takebayashi from Fairbanks, AK, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Naoki Takebayashi from Fairbanks, AK, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Naoki Takebayashi from Fairbanks, AK, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Naoki Takebayashi from Fairbanks, AK, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Naoki Takebayashi from Fairbanks, AK, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.