Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia katangensis (De Wild.) De Wild.

First published in Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 6: 121 (1919)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central African Republic to Tanzania and S. Tropical Africa. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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.

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

  • De Wildeman, É.A.(e) J. Original description of Eulophia katangensis. 6, (1962).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • De Wild. in Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 6: 121 (1919).
  • Williamson, Orch. SC. Afr.: 165 (1977).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 3, 1977 Cuthbert, N.F. [4601] Tanzania K000453852 Yes
May 28, 1974 Pawek, J. [5691] Malawi K000453832 No
Jan 1, 1915 Williamson, G. [109] Zambia K000453827 No
Robinson, E.A. [5608] Zambia K:SPC-30873.000 No
Cuthbert, N.F. [36] Tanzania K000453851 Yes
Greatrex, F.C. [21804] Zimbabwe K000453845 No
Richards, H.M. [13239] Zambia K:SPC-05696.000 No
Williamson, G. [109] Zambia K:SPC-11887.021 No
Williamson, G. [109] Zambia K:SPC-27461.045 No
Ball, J.S. [841] Zimbabwe K000453847 No
Gossweiler, J. [2026] Angola K000453833 No
Hirschberg, C.W., von [107] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000453853 Yes
Holmes, W.D. [0265] Zambia K000453828 No
Richards, H.M. [6203] Zambia K:SPC-14818.000 No
Ball, J.S. [841A] Zimbabwe K:SPC-29733.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [5608] Zambia K000453835 No
Greatrex, F.C. [53] Zimbabwe K000453843 No
Richards, H.M. [6203] Zambia K000453838 No
Greatrex, F.C. [21826] Zimbabwe K000453846 No
Salubeni, A.J. [906] Malawi K000453829 No
Greatrex, F.C. [21804] Zimbabwe K000453844 No
Holmes, W.D. [08] Zambia K000453826 No
Schaijes, M. [1989] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000453848 Yes
Leedal, G.P. [6040] Tanzania K000453850 Yes
Holmes, W.D. [08] Zambia K000453834 No
Le Testu, G.M.P.C. [900] Mozambique K000453831 No
Schaijes, M. [1989] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-47371.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [08] Zambia K000453830 No
Holmes, W.D. [08] Zambia K000453837 No
Brenan, R. [21] Zambia K000453842 No
Watermeyer, A.M. [187] Tanzania K000453849 Yes
Watermeyer, A.M. [187] Tanzania K:SPC-12839.000 No
Richards, H.M. [13239] Zambia K000453836 No
Richards, H.M. [6203] Zambia K000453839 No
Ball, J.S. [707] Zimbabwe K:SPC-29574.000 No
Wild, H. [SRGH 21804] Zimbabwe K:SPC-30923.000 No
Mutimushi, J.M. [2674] Zambia K000453840 No
Mutimushi, J.M. [2709] Zambia K000453841 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 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/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • 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