| Eulophia leachii Greatrex ex A.V. Hall |
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| Protologue : J. S. African Bot. Suppl. 5 |
| Information on the genus : Eulophia |
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Status
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| Status for SA : | accepted (present) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Terrestrial herb 45-60(-100) cm tall; pseudobulbs mostly above ground, cylindrical-conical, 7-14x1,5-2 cm; leaves 4-5, leathery, linear, 20-30x1-1,5 cm, margins minutely serrate; inflorescence laxly 3-24-flowered; flowers yellowish-green tinged purple; sepals ± oblanceolate, 13-20x2-3 mm, spreading, tips curled back; petals lanceolate, 13-20x4 mm; lip 16-20 mm long, obscurely 3-lobed, with crests formed of 3 double rows of dense long papillae, white; side lobes rounded, tapering into mid-lobe; mid-lobe triangular, 5-7x3-4 mm, edges crisped; spur cylindrical, 3-5 mm long, bent forwards; fruit pendent, 40 mm long on pedicel 15 mm long. – “Tufted very pineapple-like colony. The distichous, divergent pale green leaves with acute apices and serrated margins apparently die right down in Winter leaving the pseudobulbs almost concealed by sand” (Ball, 2009: 36). |
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| Ecology : |
Hot dry deciduous woodland on sandy soils; forming colonies usually on margins of seasonal pans and river banks; bushveld under trees; 600-1050 m alt. |
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NE Namibia, S. Africa. |
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In flower “easily identifiable by the papillae near the apex of the column” (I. & E. la Croix, 1997: l.c.). When not in flower resembling E. petersii. “Leaves have an unpleasant succulent scent when crushed, like aloes or sisal” (Ball, l.c.). |
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| Biol./Eco : |
perennial-Herb, Geophyte, Succulent- Ht 0.45 - 0.6 m. Alt: ? - 1220 m. Distribution: NAM, GA, KN, LP |
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Bibliography for Southern Africa :
- SMITH G.F. , E.J. VAN JAARSVELD & AL. (1997). List of Southern African Succulent Plants. Umdaus Press : 130
- Orchids of Southern Africa : 386-387 (1999).
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
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