| Eulophia eylesii Summerh. |
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| Family : ORCHIDACEAE |
| Information on the genus : Eulophia |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Eulophia eylesii Summerh. var. eylesii |
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| Taxon infra-specific |
| Eulophia eylesii Summerh. var. eylesii |
| Eulophia eylesii var. anquieriana Geerinck |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Terrestrial saprophytic or semi-saprophytic herb, 20-35 cm tall, brownish-yellow, drying almost black, lacking green leaves; flowering stems 1-3, arising ± halfway along a ± vertical cigar-shaped tuber 8 cm long, 1 cm Ø; peduncle with brownish sheaths; raceme c. 7 cm long, densely 10-20-flowered; flowers drooping, sepals brown, petals dull yellow, lip whitish yellow with yellow papillae on mid-lobe, side lobes purple-veined; bracts lanceolate, 9-10 mm long; pedicel 2-3 mm long; ovary 3-5 mm long, swelling before flowers wither; sepals ligulate-lanceolate, 9-13x1,3-2,2 mm; petals oblong-elliptic, 7,5-11x1-2,4 mm; lip 9-10 mm long, 4-4,8 mm wide, 3-lobed in apical half; side lobes rounded-triangular; mid-lobe 4-4,5x3-3,6 mm; spur straight, 2-4 mm long, apex slightly swollen. |
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| Ecology : |
Brachystegia and mixed woodland, on stony soil; “growing in quantity under Brachystegia spiciformis, Julbernardia globiflora”; locally common as colonies “in which plants may be found at all stages at one time: in bud, flowering and fruiting”; 500-1700 m alt. |
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Variable in depth of colour from predominantly pale yellow green to dull brick red and brown (Ball, o.c.: 124). |
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According to Ball (l.c.) the plant has a strong decomposing scent. |
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Also in Rwanda ? |
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The variety auquieriana Geerinck (in Burundi-Zaire, flowering in September) has purplish sepals and spur, the latter 3,5-4 mm long; var. eylesii (throughout the distribution area, flowering in February) has yellowish to greenish sepals and spur, the latter c. 2 mm long. In spite of the differences in time of flowering, we have not retained the varieties and distinct entities. |
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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| Record n°175961 |
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