Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia welwitschii (Rchb.f.) Rolfe

First published in Bol. Soc. Brot. 7: 236 (1889)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is DR Congo to S. Africa. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Orchidaceae, I. la Croix & P.J. Cribb. Flora Zambesiaca 11:2. 1998

Morphology General Habit
Terrestrial herb to c. 30 cm tall.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 14–30 cm × 2–3 mm, linear, acuminate, grass-like, just starting to develop at flowering time.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence rather laxly 6–10-flowered.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel and Ovary
Pedicel and ovary 10–20 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts 18–25 mm, lanceolate, acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers subnutant, orange to orange-red, sometimes purple-veined.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals 19–33 × 5–9 mm, lanceolate, acuminate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 20–30 × 5.5–9 mm, lanceolate, oblanceolate or oblong, acute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Labellum
Lip 18–30 × 10–16 mm, 3-lobed in the basal third; side lobes small, rounded; mid-lobe 10–18 × 9.5–16.5 mm, ovate, obtuse, the edge somewhat undulate; callus of 2 ridges 6 mm long at base of lip, with some papillae in the centre of the mid-lobe; spur 5–5.5 mm long, cylindrical.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Column
Column 4–6.5 mm long.
[FZ]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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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/
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