Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia streptopetala Lindl.

First published in Bot. Reg. 12: t. 1002 (1826)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Eritrea to S. Africa, SW. Arabian Peninsula. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Liltved, W.R. & Johnson, S.D. (2012). The Cape orchids. A regional monograph of the orchids of the Cape floristic region 2: 485-1022. Sandstone editions, Cape Town.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • 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

  • Hall in Journ. S. Afr. Bot., Suppl. 5: 123 (1965).
  • J. Stewart et al., Wild Orch. S. Afr.: 239 (1982).
  • Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 12, t. 1002 (1826).

Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

  • Lindley, J. Original description of Eulophia streptopetala. 12, (1827).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 26, 2005 Dehn, G. [2] Zimbabwe X000000362 Unknown Type Material No
Apr 20, 2005 Dehn, G. [469] Zimbabwe X000000400 Unknown Type Material No
Apr 20, 2005 Dehn, G. [481] Zimbabwe X000000401 Unknown Type Material No
Apr 20, 2005 Dehn, G. [469c] Zimbabwe X000000402 Unknown Type Material No
Bailes [346 B] Kenya K:SPC-43969.000 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [8268] Malawi K000078385 Type Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [8613] Malawi K000078375 Type Yes
Speke.; Grant. Tanzania K000078384 Type Yes
Eggeling, W.J. Uganda K000078382 Yes
Welwitsch [731] Angola K000078386 Type Yes
la Croix, I. Malawi K:SPC-51140.000 No
Kirk, J. [s.n.] Malawi K000078380 Type Yes
Tanzania K000078378 Type Yes
von Mechow, A. [138] Angola K000078388 Type Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [465] Uganda K000078381 Type Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [7871] Uganda K000078389 Type Yes
Hall, A.V. [662] South Africa K:SPC-00121.000 No
Richards, H.M. [24179] Tanzania K:SPC-06049.148 No
Patel, H. [23] Mozambique K001417310 Yes
Thulin, M.; Mhoro, B. [2858] Tanzania K:SPC-39860.000 No
Luckel, E. South Africa K:SPC-07516.000 No
Stolz, A. [2278] Tanzania K000078373 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [2278] Tanzania K000078374 Unknown Type Material Yes
Carson, A. [123] Tanzania K000078387 Type Yes
Riva, D.; Schweinfurth, G. [1833] Eritrea K000078376 Type Yes
Mphamba, S. [41] Mozambique K000613738 Yes
Stead, D. Malawi K:SPC-44306.000 No
Kenya K:SPC-45022.000 No
Oates [s.n.] Zimbabwe K000078390 Type Yes
Pfennig, H. [1152] Tanzania K:SPC-42887.000 No
Kenya K:SPC-00138.000 No
Hall, A.V. [866] South Africa K:SPC-27921.000 No
Kenya K:SPC-42889.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. [465] Uganda K000078383 Holotype Yes
Hall, A.V. [915] South Africa K:SPC-30076.000 No
Hall, A.V. [754] South Africa K:SPC-27874.000 No
Richards, H.M. [20613] Tanzania K:SPC-29291.000 No
Hall, A.V. [625] South Africa K:SPC-05710.000 No
Schweinfurth, G. [168] Eritrea K000078377 Type Yes
K:SPC-42336.000 No
Adamson, J. [203] Congo, Republic of the K:SPC-29328.000 No
Carson, Alexander [123] Gambia, The K000078379 No
Bone, R.E.; Merrett, L.; Merrett, M. [s.n.] Zambia K:SPC-78371.000 No
Hall, A.V. [765] South Africa K:SPC-27894.000 No

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

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

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • '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 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