Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia walleri (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl.

First published in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenw. Ost-Afrikas, C: 157 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tanzania to Namibia. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Caprivi Strip, DR Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, 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

  • Reichenbach, H.G. Original description of Eulophia walleri. C, (1895).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2008 Muller, M. [1958] Namibia K000395744 Yes
Jan 15, 1953 Siesler, W. [47] Mozambique K000078620 Type Yes
Morze, G. [47] Zambia K:SPC-36588.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [0123] Zambia K:SPC-36557.000 No
Zambia K:SPC-36489.000 No
Waller [s.n.] Malawi K000078622 Type Yes
Nov 22, 2019 Wightman, N.; Kabinda, I.; Ngoma, N. [NcW79] Zambia Orthochilus walleri K001417571 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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  • 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 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