Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia flavopurpurea (Rchb.f.) Rolfe

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 65 (1897)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hedberg, I., Friis, I. & Persson, E. (2009). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 1: 1-305. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in F.T.A. 7: 65 (1897).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 65 (1897).
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 249 (1968).
  • Williamson, Orch. SC. Afr.: 170 (1977).

Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

  • Reichenbach, H.G. Original description of Eulophia flavopurpurea. 7, (1919).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 18, 2019 Wightman, N.; Kabinda, Ngoma, N. [NcW96] Zambia K001417540 Yes
Hock, Ad. Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000078573 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7985] Tanzania K:SPC-12778.000 No
Brunt, M.A. [363] Cameroon K000106928 Yes
Homblé [586] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000078570 Type No
Hock, Ad. Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000078572 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [5049] Ghana K:SPC-10855.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [5072] Ghana K:SPC-12782.000 No
Johnson, W.H. [854] Ghana K000078567 Type Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 37392] Cameroon K000106926 Yes
Rowland [86] Nigeria K000078568 Type Yes
Moloney, A.; Millson, A. [86] Nigeria K000078565 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [8348] Tanzania K:SPC-12779.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7996 A] Tanzania K:SPC-12786.000 No
Tournier, J.L. [4] Cote d'Ivoire K:SPC-29263.000 No
Cameroon K000078562 No
Cansdale, G.S. [77] Ghana K:SPC-14808.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7996 B] Tanzania K:SPC-00052.000 No
Jackson, G. [711] Malawi K:SPC-10854.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7996] Tanzania K:SPC-10852.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [F.H.I. 37392] Cameroon K:SPC-12783.000 No
Baumann, E. [24] Togo K000078566 Yes
Germain, R. [501] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-10853.000 No
Robson, N.K.B. [779] Zambia K:SPC-12788.000 No
Thomas, D.W. [6073] Cameroon K000106929 Yes
Tournier, J.L. [1] Cote d'Ivoire K:SPC-29279.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [22847] Nigeria K:SPC-12780.000 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [2558] Zambia K:SPC-00051.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [0182] Zambia K:SPC-12787.000 No
Corbisier; Florent Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000078571 No
Richards, H.M. [19331] Zambia K:SPC-30225.000 No
Johnson, W.H. [851] Ghana K000078564 Type Yes
Seret, F. [529] K000078563 Type Yes
Congo, Republic of the K000078569 Type Yes
Tournier, J.L. [3] Cote d'Ivoire K:SPC-29273.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7984] Tanzania K:SPC-12784.000 No
Tournier, J.L. [2] Cote d'Ivoire K:SPC-29287.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2118] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-48964.000 No
Seret, F. Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000078574 Type No

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    • All Rights Reserved

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0