| Name | Polystachya rivae Schweinfurth |
| Authorship | Schweinfurth |
| Rank | Species |
| Placed in | Polystachya Hooker |
| Citation | 1894 Bull. Herb. Boissier 2(2): 88 |
| Holdings | 1 Specimen held in the Harvard University Herbaria identified as Polystachya rivae Schweinfurth |
| Identification made in | [no date] (1) |