FZ.53. Eulophia Lindl.

LISSOCHILUS R. Br.

Description of the genus

Terrestrial (rarely lithophytic) herbs, with underground rhizomes, pseudobulbs or tubers. Leaves usually present and green but in some species reduced or scale-like and brown; green leaves sheathing at base, sometimes with prominent longitudinal veins. Inflorescence arising from the base, usually racemose, rarely branched. Sepals and petals similar or with the petals much broader, free to the base or with lateral sepals fused at the base to the column-foot. Lip 3-lobed, spurred at base, usually with a callus of ridges or papillae on upper surface. Pollinia 2.

Worldwide: c.200 species, tropical

Botswana: 14 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
angolensis (Rchb. f.) Summerh.[VU]NDescription, Image
arenicola Schltr. N
fridericii (Rchb. f.) A.V. HallDescription, Image
guineensis Lindl.Description, Image
hereroensis Schltr.SEDescription, Image
hians Spreng. var. nutans (Schltr.) S.A. ThomasSEDescription, Image
horsfallii (Bateman) Summerh. NDescription, Image
kyimbilae Schltr.NDescription, Image
latilabris Summerh.[VU]NDescription, Image
livingstoneana (Rchb. f.) Summerh.NDescription, Image
schweinfurthii Kraenzl.NDescription, Image
speciosa (R. Br. ex Lindl.) BolusNDescription, Image
tanganyikensis RolfeDescription, Image
tuberculata BolusSEDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Eulophia:

Our websites:

Flora of Caprivi: Eulophia
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Eulophia
Flora of Malawi: Eulophia
Flora of Mozambique: Eulophia
Flora of Zambia: Eulophia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Eulophia

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Eulophia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Eulophia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Eulophia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Eulophia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Eulophia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Eulophia
JSTOR Plant Science: Eulophia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Eulophia
Plants of the World Online: Eulophia
Tropicos: Eulophia
Wikipedia: Eulophia

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: Genus page: Eulophia.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=453, retrieved 19 March 2024

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