Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia adenoglossa (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

First published in Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 66 (1878)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • 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: 59.
  • Otia Bot. Hamburg. 66 (1878)

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • 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.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.

Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

  • Lindley, J. Original description of Eulophia adenoglossa. (1878).doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.50465

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 18, 1986 Croix [759] Malawi K000284844 Yes
King, A.E. [242] Zambia K000284834 No
Richards, H.M. [10582] Malawi K000284842 No
Robson, N.K.B. [1059] Zambia K000284833 No
Baum, H. [505] Angola K000078605 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [1808] Tanzania K000284837 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [8616] Malawi K000078604 Type Yes
Carson, A. [34] Tanzania K000078601 Type Yes
van Setten, K. [149] K:SPC-72659.000 No
la Croix, I. [759] Malawi K:SPC-50354.000 No
Robson, N.K.B. [1223] Malawi K000284839 No
Stolz, A. [1808] Tanzania K000284838 No
Keay, R.W.J. [25835] Nigeria K:SPC-10786.000 No
Williamson, G. [1139] Zambia K000284835 Yes
Baum, H. [505] Angola K000078606 No
Johnston-Stewart, N. [41] Malawi K:SPC-48499.000 No
Richards, H.M. [10549] Malawi K000284843 No
Barter [867] Nigeria K000078603 Unknown Type Material No
Tweedie [433] Kenya K000284836 No
King, D.E.S. [109A] Nigeria K:SPC-10787.000 No
Robson, N.K.B. [1223] Malawi K000284840 No
Barter [s.n.] Nigeria K000078602 Type Yes
Rahl [99] Malawi K000284841 No
[SRGH.26475] Zimbabwe K:SPC-30220.000 No
Jul 6, 1961 Wood, J.M. [355] South Africa Eulophia nigricans K000410478 Type Yes
Faulkner, H. [173] Mozambique Eulophia aristata K:SPC-00012.000 No
Robson, N.K.B. [1223] Malawi Eulophia aristata K:SPC-10803.000 No
Robson, N.K.B. [1059] Zambia Eulophia aristata K:SPC-00011.000 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 2026. 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 2026. 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