Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia biloba Schltr.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 335 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central Mozambique. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

General Description

Tall, slender herb 60–100 cm high.Perennating organ subterranean, not known.Stem cylindrical, the apex leafy.Leaves 30–40 cm × 8–13 mm, linear, acute, stiff, glabrous.Scape slender, straight or slightly flexuous, sometimes branched, with several tight, well-spaced sheaths, soon withering.Inflorescence lax, racemose or paniculate, several- to many-flowered.Ovary slender, with a very short pedicel; bracts erect to spreading, lanceolate, acuminate.Flowers spreading; colour not recorded.Sepals 7 × 3 mm, linear or linear-oblong, subacute, 3-nerved, the laterals subfalcate.Petals 7 × 2 mm, linear, subfalcate.Lip cuneate, 7 mm long, 12 mm wide when flattened, bilobed, the lobes diverging and obliquely rounded; base of lip narrow, with 2 low lamellae and the 3 intermediate nerves somewhat thickened; spur 4 mm long, subcylindrical, obtuse.Column short, sessile, 2.5 mm tall; anther rounded; pollinia rhomboid, slightly flattened; stipes short, quadrate; viscidium oblong-quadrate, bigger than the stipes.

Habitat

Coastal vegetation

[E-EM]

Orchidaceae, I. la Croix & P.J. Cribb. Flora Zambesiaca 11:2. 1998

Morphology General Habit
Tall, slender herb 60–100 cm high.
Morphology Roots
Perennating organ subterranean, not known.
Morphology Stem
Stem cylindrical, the apex leafy.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 30–40 cm × 8–13 mm, linear, acute, stiff, glabrous.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Scape
Scape slender, straight or slightly flexuous, sometimes branched, with several tight, well-spaced sheaths, soon withering.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence lax, racemose or paniculate, several- to many-flowered.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel and Ovary
Ovary slender, with a very short pedicel.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts erect to spreading, lanceolate, acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers spreading; colour not recorded.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 7 × 3 mm, linear or linear-oblong, subacute, 3-nerved, the laterals subfalcate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 7 × 2 mm, linear, subfalcate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Labellum
Lip cuneate, 7 mm long, 12 mm wide when flattened, bilobed, the lobes diverging and obliquely rounded; base of lip narrow, with 2 low lamellae and the 3 intermediate nerves somewhat thickened; spur 4 mm long, subcylindrical, obtuse.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Column
Column short, sessile, 2.5 mm tall; anther rounded; pollinia rhomboid, slightly flattened; stipes short, quadrate; viscidium oblong-quadrate, bigger than the stipes.
[FZ]

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

  • 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