Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia taitensis Pfennig & P.J.Cribb

First published in Orchidee (Hamburg) 28: 215 (1977)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tropical Africa. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

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

  • Pfennig, H. & Cribb, P.J. Original description of Eulophia taitensis. 28, (1986).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Cribb & Pfennig in Die Orchidee 28: 214 (1977).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Graham, M.D. [388] Kenya K000284848 Yes
K:SPC-22767.000 No
Meyer, H. [1432] Kenya K:SPC-45000.000 No
Tweedie, D.R. [2128] Kenya K:SPC-29731.000 No
Bally, P.R.O. [8146] Tanzania K:SPC-29552.000 No
Pfennig, H. [1583] Kenya K:SPC-29047.589 No
Pfennig, Dr., Horst [1113] Kenya K000078498 Type Yes
Graham, M.D. [388] Kenya K000284846 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Boscawen, T. [8146] Tanzania K000284852 Yes
Wilson, J.G. [1487] Uganda K:SPC-29587.000 No
Vaughan, J.H. [2483] Tanzania K000284849 Yes
Vaughan, J.H. [2483] Tanzania K000284851 Yes
Moreau, R.E. [238] Tanzania K:SPC-30221.000 No
Graham, M.D. [388] Kenya K000284845 Yes
Eggeling, W.J. [6353] Tanzania K:SPC-29111.000 No
Vaughan, J.H. [2483] Tanzania K000284850 Yes
Kenya K000078495 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pfennig, Dr., Horst [1113] Kenya K000078496 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pfennig, H. [1113] Kenya K000078497 Type Yes
Graham, M.D. [388] Kenya K000284847 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

    • All Rights Reserved
    • 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