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| Family : ORCHIDACEAE |
| Protologue : Fl. Trop. Afr. [Oliver et al.] 7(1): 60 (1897) |
| Notes : [non Schltr. 1915] |
| 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) Heterotypic |
| =Eulophia inyangensis Summerh. (1937) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biology : |
Terrestrial herb 20-40 cm tall; pseudobulbs partly above ground, conical-ovoid, c. 4x3 cm; leaves 3-7, in a fan, linear, grass-like, 17-26x0,7-1,2 cm; inflorescence peduncle with 1-2 sheaths; rachis laxly 6-10-flowered; bracts lanceolate, 8-18 mm long; flowers green blotched olive-brown (sepals), petals and lip bright yellow; pedicel and ovary 10-20 mm long, arched; sepals ± lanceolate, 13-17x5-6 mm; petals ovate-elliptic, 10-13x5-10 mm, lying over column; lip 11-15 mm long, 10-14 mm wide, 3-lobed towards apex, with 3-7 undulate lamellae running the entire length of lip; side lobes triangular; mid-lobe subquadrate, 4-6x5-8 mm; spur cylindrical, 3-7 mm long, bent down halfway; fruit ? |
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| Ecology : |
Grassland; woodland; among boulders after fire; 1100-2140 m alt. |
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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]: 472
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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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| Record n°45917 modified 2015-10-14 |
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