⚠ Version 1 of The Plant List has been superseded.

This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-162911, with some changes.

Polystachya masasayensis var. elatior Rchb.f. is a synonym of Polystachya masayensis Rchb.f.

This name is a synonym of Polystachya masayensis Rchb.f..

The record derives from WCSP which reports it as a synonym (record 162911) with original publication details: Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 217 1855.