Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia corymbifera J.M.H.Shaw

First published in Orchid Rev. 122(1306, Suppl.): 39 (2014)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. Zambia. It 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: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

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

Morphology General Habit
Slender terrestrial herb c. 43 cm tall.
Vegetative Multiplication Tubers
Tuber c. 12 × 14 mm, ovoid, with numerous slender roots 3 cm long.
Morphology Leaves
Leaves 3, up to 13 cm × 2 mm, narrowly linear, acute, plicate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Scape
Scape with 5 papery bracts.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Inflorescence corymbose, c. 2 × 2.5 cm, about 6-flowered.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Pedicel and Ovary
Pedicel and ovary 5–8 mm long.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
Bracts 12 × 2 mm, lanceolate, shorter than the flowers.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers nonresupinate, white.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
Sepals ovate, acute; dorsal sepal 9 × 2 mm; lateral sepals 10 × 2 mm.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Petals 9 × 2 mm, oblong, acute.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Labellum
Lip entire or very obscurely 3-lobed, fan-shaped, verrucose at base, with 4 parallel crests, dentate towards apex; apex of lip papillose or with clavate hairs, the margin undulate.
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Column
Column cylindrical, slightly enlarged near tip; anther operculate, slightly papillose.
[FZ]

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

  • 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 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