| Eulophia adenoglossa (Lindl.) Rchb. f. |
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| Information on the genus : Eulophia |
| Basionym : Cymbidium adenoglossum Lindl. |
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Status
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| Status for SA : | rejected (present) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Cymbidium adenoglossum Lindl. |
| Orthochilus adenoglossus (Lindl.) Bytebier (2014) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Eulophia nigricans Schltr. (1895) |
| =Eulophia aristata Rendle (1895) |
| =Eulophia baumiana Kraenzl. (1903) |
| =Eulophia lanceolata Rolfe (1897) |
| =Eulophia candidiflora Butzin (1975) |
| =Lissochilus candidus Kraenzl. (1900) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Terrestrial herb 45-95 cm tall; tubers in chains, irregularly ovoid-ellipsoid, 3-5x2-4 cm; leaves 2-3, erect, linear-acuminate, 18-40x0,5-2 cm, appearing with the flowers; inflorescence erect, to 75 cm long, laxly 7-17-flowered; peduncle with few scattered sheaths; rachis to 25 cm long; bracts conspicuous, linear-acuminate, 1-4 cm long; flowers waxy in texture, hanging, green, sepals and petals yellowish green, lip green or pale purple with dark purple venation on side lobes and purple papillae; pedicel and ovary 1,2-1,6 cm long; sepals lanceolate-acute, 15-28x4-7 mm; petals similar but shorter; lip 20x10 mm, 3-lobed in middle; side lobes erect, small, rounded; mid-lobe decurved, oblong-subquadrate; callus of 2 basal ridges to middle of lip terminating in papillae; spur conical, incurved, 2-5 mm long. |
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| Ecology : |
Grassland; Brachystegia, miombo woodlands; dambo; semi-open bamboo thicket; open Oxytenanthera abyssinica thicket; 700-1700 m alt. |
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Close to E. stachyodes but lip different. |
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S. Africa (E-most). |
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| Biol./Eco : |
perennial-Herb, Geophyte- Ht 0.3 - 0.9 m. Alt: 700 - 1370 m. Distribution: GA, KN, MP |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- Orchids of Southern Africa : 389 (1999).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
| see under Orchidées d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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| Map |
| no map available |
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| Record n°45723 |
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