Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia nyasae Rendle

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 44 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to S. Tropical Africa. It is a hemimycotrophic rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, 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

  • Rendle, A.B. Original description of Eulophia nyasae. 4, (1894).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Rendle in Trans. Linn. Soc., Bot., ser. 2, 4: 44 (1894).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7861] Tanzania K:SPC-14847.000 No
Bone, R.E.; Bingham, M. [392] Zambia K:SPC-78372.000 No
Bone, R.E. [367] Zambia K001418348 Yes
Bone, R.E.; Bingham, M. [391] Zambia K:SPC-76849.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7862] Tanzania K:SPC-12806.000 No
Fries, T.C.E.; Norlindh, T.; Weimarck, H. [3009] Zimbabwe K:SPC-10884.000 No
Busse [691] Tanzania K000410388 Type Yes
Busse [691] Tanzania K000410387 Type Yes
Bone, R. [368] Zambia K001418349 Yes
Bone, R.E.; Merrett, L. [RB 368] Zambia K:SPC-78545.000 No
Richards, H.M. [7010] Zambia K:SPC-14823.000 No
Williamson, G. [332] Zambia K:SPC-06049.424 No
Bingham, M.G. [7928] Zambia K:SPC-56576.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7844] Tanzania K:SPC-14595.000 No
Bone, R.E.; Merrett, L. [367] Zambia K:SPC-76843.000 No
Williamson, G. [216] Zambia Eulophia ecalcarata K000410385 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kassner [2080] Zambia Eulophia limodoroides K000410386 Unknown Type Material Yes
Eyles, F. [8887] Zimbabwe Eulophia limodoroides K:SPC-10871.000 No
Whyte, A. [s.n.] Tanzania Eulophia bletilloides K000410390 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stolz, A. [1800] Tanzania Eulophia bletilloides K000410389 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schaijes, M. [1639] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Eulophia florulenta K:SPC-47376.000 No
Wild, H. [GH22335] Zimbabwe Eulophia florulenta K:SPC-30875.000 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [575] Zambia Eulophia florulenta K:SPC-00053.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [5872] Zambia Eulophia florulenta K:SPC-36532.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3356] Eulophia florulenta K:SPC-30235.000 No
Williamson, G. [327] Zambia Eulophia florulenta K:SPC-33733.000 No
Richards, H.M. [15455] Zambia Eulophia florulenta K:SPC-01833.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

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

  • 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