Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia aurantiaca Rolfe

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 67 (1897)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Rwanda to Zambia. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, DR Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany. [Cited as Orthochilus welwitschii.]

Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

  • Rolfe, R.A. Original description of Eulophia aurantiaca. 7, (1867).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 67 (1897).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Richards, H.M. [7349] Zambia K:SPC-12749.000 No
Richards, H.M. [6971] Zambia K:SPC-19977.000 No
Richards, H.M. [7323] Zambia K:SPC-00013.000 No
Williamson, G. [653] Zambia K:SPC-33156.000 No
Richards, H.M. [2207] Zambia K:SPC-12748.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [1395] Zambia K:SPC-19971.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [1964] Tanzania K:SPC-10804.000 No
Richards, H.M. [3633] Zambia K:SPC-10805.000 No
Verdcourt, B. [3431] Tanzania K:SPC-03744.000 No
Carson, A. [104] Tanzania K000078607 Syntype Yes
Richards, H.M. [3572] Zambia K:SPC-10806.000 No
Johnston, H., H. [s.n.] Tanzania K000078608 Syntype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East 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