Orchidaceae
Graphorkis

Graphorkis lurida (Sw.) Kuntze

First published in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 662 (1891)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Harris, D.J. (2002). The vascular plants of the Dzanga-Sangha Reserve, Central African Republic: 1-274. National Botanic Garden (Belgium), Meise.
  • Lejoly, J. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Flore de la Tshopo (RD Congo): Familles des Malvaceae, Orchidaceae, Sterculiaceae, Tiliaceae. Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 29: 1-41.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Rev. Gen. Pl. 662 (1891).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • O. Kuntze, Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 662 (1891).
  • Piers, Orch. E. Afr., ed. 2: 191 (1968).
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 251 (1968).
  • Summerh. in Kew Bulletin 8: 161 (1953).
  • Williamson, Orch. SC. Afr.: 150 (1977).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 1999 Mackinder, B. [180] Cameroon K000107012 No
K:SPC-14561.000 No
Deighton, F.C. [4566] Sierra Leone K:SPC-15010.000 No
Rosevear, D., R. [52/37] Cameroon K000107101 No
Nigeria K:SPC-15011.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [14861] Congo, Republic of the K:SPC-70905.000 No
Nigeria K:SPC-10991.000 No
King, D.E.S. [40B] Nigeria K:SPC-15012.000 No
King, D.E.S. [40A] Nigeria K:SPC-14937.000 No
Mann, G. [782] Cameroon K000107103 No
Westwood, D. Ghana K:SPC-10992.000 No
Harris, D.J.; Fay, J.M. [1986] Central African Republic K:SPC-53837.000 No
Thorold, C.A. [CM 14] Cameroon K000107102 No
la Croix, I. Congo, Republic of the K:SPC-62199.000 No
Richards, P.W. Nigeria Eulophiopsis lurida K:SPC-10957.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [4645] Zambia Eulophiopsis lurida K:SPC-15008.000 No
Harley, W.J. [1766] Liberia Eulophiopsis lurida K:SPC-15007.000 No
Burtt, B.L. [B14] Nigeria Eulophiopsis lurida K:SPC-08845.000 No
Ghana Eulophiopsis lurida K:SPC-08844.000 No
Eggeling, W.J. Uganda Eulophiopsis lurida K:SPC-15004.000 No
Keay, R.W.J. [22717] Nigeria Eulophiopsis lurida K:SPC-15006.000 No
Cox, J.K. [15] Ghana Eulophiopsis lurida K:SPC-14558.000 No
Deighton, F.C. Sierra Leone Eulophiopsis lurida K:SPC-14557.000 No
Ghana Eulophiopsis lurida K:SPC-12863.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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

    • 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 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