| Name | Polystachya shega Kraenzlin |
| Authorship | Kraenzlin |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Polystachya Hooker |
| Citation | 1895 Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas C: 155 |
| Holdings | 1 Specimen held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Polystachya shega Kraenzlin |
| Identification made in | [no date] (1) |