Eulophia thomsonii Rolfe

First published in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 66 (1897)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Zambia. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Geerinck, D. (2005). La Problématique taxonomique du complexe Eulophia abyssinica Reichb. f., E. aurantiaca Rolfe, E. carsonii Rolfe, E. euantha Schltr., E. subulata Rendle, E. thomsonii Rolfe, E. Welwitschii (Reichb. f.) Rendle, E. zeyheri Hook. f. (Orchidaceae) en Afrique. Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 16: 1-11.
  • 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

  • Geerinck, D. (2005). La Problématique taxonomique du complexe Eulophia abyssinica Reichb. f., E. aurantiaca Rolfe, E. carsonii Rolfe, E. euantha Schltr., E. subulata Rendle, E. thomsonii Rolfe, E. Welwitschii (Reichb. f.) Rendle, E. zeyheri Hook. f. (Orchidaceae) en Afrique. Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 16: 1-11.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

  • Rolfe, R.A. Original description of Eulophia thomsonii. 7, (1919).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Rolfe in Flora of Tropical Africa 7: 66 (1897)
  • Williamson, Orch. SC. Afr.: 154 (1977).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Williamson, G. [148] Zambia K:SPC-33830.000 No
Richards, H.M. [3567] Zambia K:SPC-10849.000 No
Thomson, Rev. [57] Tanzania K000078621 Type Yes
la Croix, I. Malawi K:SPC-51141.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [1870] Tanzania K:SPC-10922.000 No
Richards, H.M. [15713] Tanzania K:SPC-01813.000 No
Watermeyer, A.M. [190] Tanzania K:SPC-10921.000 No
Robson, N.K.B. [372] Malawi K:SPC-06873.000 No

Sources

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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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  • 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.
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  • 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