Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia petersii (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.

First published in Flora 48: 186 (1865)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to S. Africa, Socotra, Arabian Peninsula. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Miller, A.G. & Morris, M. (2004). Ethnoflora of Soqotra Archipelago: 1-759. The Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by B. Pettersson [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

  • Reichenbach, H.G. Original description of Eulophia petersii. 48, (1829).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1975 Cole, E. [s.n.] Somalia K000078486 Syntype Yes
Jul 13, 1961 Seret, F. Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000078492 Type No
Jul 5, 1961 Kirk, J.W.C. [64] South Africa K000410480 Type Yes
Jun 28, 1961 Dehn, G. [511] Zimbabwe X000000173 Unknown Type Material No
Hall, A.V. [808] South Africa K:SPC-27924.000 No
Muasya [2236] Kenya K:SPC-77718.000 No
Collenette, S. [1296] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-40158.000 No
Glover, P. Somalia K:SPC-29371.000 No
Phillips, E., L. Somalia K000078490 Yes
Morze, G. [7] Zambia K:SPC-29666.000 No
Smith, A.R.; Henchie, S. [4442] Yemen K:SPC-42344.000 No
Bone, R. [309] Zambia K001418341 Yes
Faulkner, H. [2305] Tanzania K:SPC-12812.000 No
Bailes, C. [342] Kenya K:SPC-48615.000 No
Smith, W. Kenya K:SPC-18757.000 No
Copley, H. [84] Kenya K:SPC-14831.000 No
Cole, E. [s.n.] Somalia K000078488 Type Yes
Williamson, G. [397] Zambia K:SPC-32605.000 No
Hall, A.V. [898] South Africa K:SPC-27917.000 No
Last, J.T. Tanzania K:SPC-14830.000 No
Pfennig, H. [Pf1031] Kenya K:SPC-37647.000 No
Somalia K000078489 Yes
Eyles, F. [7199] Zimbabwe K:SPC-12813.000 No
Greenway, P.J. [9620] Kenya K:SPC-10904.000 No
Seret, F. Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000078491 No
Lort Phillips, E. [s.n.] Somalia K000078487 Type Yes
Collenette, I.S. [1296] K:SPC-40068.000 No
Brandham, P.E. [2419] Kenya K:SPC-42812.000 No
Dehn, G. [511] Zimbabwe X000000174 Unknown Type Material No
Schweinfurth, G. [24] Sudan K000078482 Type Yes
Chase, N.C. [7037] K:SPC-29557.000 No
Collenette, I.S. [7274] Saudi Arabia K:SPC-54787.000 No
Williams, R.O. [21] Tanzania K:SPC-12814.000 No
Pfennig, H. [1031] Kenya K:SPC-45838.000 No
Hepper, F.N. [6077] Yemen K:SPC-35727.000 No
Hall, A.V. [797] South Africa K:SPC-27906.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4038A] Kenya K:SPC-14833.000 No
Brandham, P.E. [2347] Kenya K:SPC-42596.000 No
Hope-Simpson, J.F. [336] Sudan Eulophia baginsensis K:SPC-10808.000 No
Anthony, K. Sudan Eulophia baginsensis K:SPC-22178.000 No
Robertson, S.A. [4037B] Kenya Eulophia schimperiana K:SPC-50321.000 No
Cordes, A. Yemen Eulophia schimperiana K:SPC-37349.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4232] Kenya Eulophia schimperiana K:SPC-12826.000 No
Somalia Eulophia schimperiana K:SPC-29757.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [13647] Kenya Eulophia schimperiana K:SPC-12825.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [2140] Uganda Eulophia schimperiana K:SPC-03106.000 No
Ash [1502] Ethiopia Eulophia schimperiana K:SPC-35835.000 No
Copley, H. [63] Kenya Eulophia schimperiana K:SPC-14837.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [13392] Kenya Eulophia schimperiana K:SPC-14602.000 No
Polhill, R.; Paulo, S. [2238] Tanzania Eulophia schimperiana K:SPC-26928.000 No
Eulophia schimperiana K:SPC-22601.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • 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