Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia rolfeana Kraenzl.

First published in O.Warburg (ed.), Kunene-Sambesi Exped.: 213 (1903)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. DR Congo to S. Tropical Africa. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zaïre, 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

  • Kraenzlin, F.(F.) W.L. Original description of Eulophia rolfeana. (1903).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Cruse, A.W. [414] Zambia K:SPC-31043.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [036 A] Zambia K:SPC-05711.000 No
[SRGH 44522] K:SPC-30931.000 No
Williamson; Drummond [1625] Zambia K000410351 Holotype Yes
Holmes [036] K:SPC-31067.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2353] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-48960.000 No
K000410352 Unknown Type Material Yes
Fanshawe, D.B. [2483] K:SPC-30968.000 No
Pettersson, B. [311] Malawi K:SPC-48785.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2019] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Eulophia williamsonii K:SPC-47360.000 No

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

    • 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