Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia calantha Schltr.

First published in O.Warburg (ed.), Kunene-Sambesi Exped.: 215 (1903)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central African Republic to Uganda and S. Tropical Africa. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • 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.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Warb., Kun.-Samb. Exped. 215 (1903).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • 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.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr., ed. 2: 167 (1968).
  • Schltr. in Warb., Kunene-Sambesi-Exped.: 215 (1903).
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 249 (1968).
  • Williamson, Orch. SC. Afr. 170 (1977).

Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

  • Schlechter, F.R.R. Original description of Eulophia calantha. (1903).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 18, 2019 Wightman, N.; Kabinda, Ngoma, N. [NcW124] Zambia K001417541 Yes
Nov 18, 2019 Wightman, N.; Kabinda, Ngoma, N. [NcW83] Zambia K001417542 Yes
Jan 22, 2019 Bytebier, B.; Wightman, N; Llarena, F. [3562] Zambia K001417595 No
Apr 15, 1952 Homblé [973] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000078558 Type Yes
Bone, R.E.; Merret, L. [381] Zambia K:SPC-78496.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [4129] Zambia K:SPC-02979.000 No
Kassner, T. [2251] Zambia K000078561 Type Yes
Homblé [973] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000078560 Type Yes
Schaijes, M. [2136] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-48974.000 No
Drummond, R.B.; Hemsley, J.H. [4510] Uganda K:SPC-00020.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3677] Zambia K:SPC-00018.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2068] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-48969.000 No
Bone, R.E. [381] Zambia K001418380 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [3708] Zambia K:SPC-10812.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [6005] Zambia K:SPC-37454.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [2146] Zambia K:SPC-00019.000 No
Baum, H. [631] Angola K000410190 Unknown Type Material Yes
Williamson, G. [639] Zambia K:SPC-33793.000 No
Homblé [973] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000078559 Unknown Type Material No
Holmes, W.D. [099] Zambia K:SPC-00021.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7992] Tanzania K:SPC-10811.000 No
Richards, H.M. [15915] Zambia K:SPC-01824.000 No
Germain, R. [255] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Eulophia laurentii K:SPC-14590.000 No

Sources

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
    • All Rights Reserved

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  • 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.
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  • 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