| Eulophia gastrodioides Schltr. |
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| Family : ORCHIDACEAE |
Protologue : Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 337 (1899)  |
| Information on the genus : Eulophia |
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Status
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| Status for TA : | accepted (present) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Heteromycotrophic (saprophytic) herb, leafless, without chlorophyll, 20-30 cm tall; with a subterranean rhizome, oblong, acute, roots absent; inflorescence peduncle with many loose closely set sheaths at base, upper sheaths spaced; raceme 5-40-flowered; flowers pale (colour unknown); bracts lanceolate, shorter than ovary; sepals and petals linear-oblong, c. 7x2 mm; lip 5 mm long, 3-lobed towards base; side lobes semi-orbicular; mid-lobe narrowly oblong, with a small obtuse callus towards base; spur cylindrical, 2 mm long, at right angles to lip. |
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| Ecology : |
Miombo woodland; coastal forest; c. 33 m alt. |
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Known from only 2 localities. |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- Exell, A. & Wild, H. (1998). Flora Zambesiaca: Mozambique, Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Bechuanaland Protectorate. London Kew 11[2]: 518
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The International Plant Name Index |
| see under Flora of Mozambique |
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| Record n°45910 |
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