Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia milnei Rchb.f.

First published in Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 116 (1881)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, 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

  • F.T.A. 7: 52.
  • Otia Bot. Hamburg. 116 (1881)

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.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

  • Reichenbach, H.G. Original description of Eulophia milnei. (1881).doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.399

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 29, 2009 Harris, T., et al. [317] Mozambique K000718469 Yes
Jul 5, 1961 Culver [77] South Africa K000410559 Type Yes
Jul 5, 1961 Wood, J.M. [1430] South Africa K000410557 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 5, 1961 Wood, J.M. [4075] South Africa K000410558 Type Yes
Harris, T. [388] Mozambique K000613824 Yes
Bone, R.E. [324] Zambia K001418373 Yes
Williamson, G. [1096] Zambia K:SPC-32584.000 No
Williamson, G. [316] Zambia K:SPC-01800.045 No
Schaijes, M. [1574] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-47358.000 No
Moore, D. [s.n.] Equatorial Guinea K000410405 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2690] Zambia K:SPC-10880.000 No
Williamson, G. [1130] Zambia K:SPC-32614.000 No
Harris, T. [317] Mozambique K000613753 No
Wild, H. [1623] Zimbabwe K:SPC-12804.000 No
Wild, H. [G.H.25964] K:SPC-31170.000 No
Fay, J.M. [7260] Central African Republic K:SPC-49116.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [070] Zambia K:SPC-00083.000 No
Bone, R.E. [351] Zambia K001418384 Yes
unknown [49] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000410404 Unknown Type Material Yes
Morze, G. [144] Zambia K:SPC-30099.000 No
Nov 25, 2019 Wightman, N. [NcW55B] Zambia Orthochilus milnei K001417570 No
Tweedie, E.M. [449] Kenya Eulophia warneckeana K:SPC-00134.000 No
Warnecke [328] Togo Eulophia warneckeana K000410408 Type Yes
Warnecke [328] Togo Eulophia warneckeana K000410406 Type Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [5248] Sierra Leone Eulophia warneckeana K:SPC-00133.000 No
Cansdale, G.S. [86] Ghana Eulophia warneckeana K:SPC-10925.000 No
Cansdale, G.S. [89] Ghana Eulophia warneckeana K:SPC-10926.000 No
Bowden, J.K. [152] Nigeria Eulophia warneckeana K:SPC-32888.000 No
Burbridge, K. [245] Ghana Eulophia warneckeana K000410409 Type Yes
Cox, J.K. [97] Ghana Eulophia warneckeana K:SPC-14846.000 No
Cameroon Eulophia warneckeana K000410407 Type Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3590] Zambia Eulophia warneckeana K:SPC-10947.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [2087] Zambia Eulophia corallorhiziformis K:SPC-10824.000 No
Watermeyer, A.M. [165] Tanzania Eulophia corallorhiziformis K:SPC-10823.000 No
Robson, N.R.B. [1061] Zambia Eulophia corallorhiziformis K:SPC-00039.000 No
Richards, H.M. [2218] Zambia Eulophia corallorhiziformis K:SPC-12773.000 No
Williams, S.G.B. Malawi Eulophia corallorhiziformis K:SPC-12774.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7963] Tanzania Eulophia corallorhiziformis K:SPC-00038.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

    • All Rights Reserved

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • 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