Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia eylesii Summerh.

First published in Bot. Not. 1937: 194 (1937)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Rwanda to S. Tropical Africa. It is a hemimycotrophic rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Burundi, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

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

Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

  • Summerhayes, V.S. Original description of Eulophia eylesii. 1937, (1978).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Eyles, F. [8853] Zimbabwe K:SPC-00049.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2460] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-50365.000 No
Bone, R.E. [382] Zambia K001418381 Yes
Dehn, G. [267a] Zimbabwe X000000361 Unknown Type Material No
Eyles, F. [2735] K000410393 Type Yes
Holmes, W.D. [0173] Zambia K:SPC-00050.000 No
Bone, R.E. [369] Zambia K001418367 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

  • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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