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

Malawi: 45 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
acutilabra Summerh.N,C,SDescription, Image
angolensis (Rchb. f.) Summerh.N,C,SDescription, Image
arenicola Schltr. N,C
calantha Schltr. NDescription, Image
callichroma Rchb. f.C,SDescription, Image
coeloglossa Schltr.N,CDescription, Image
cucullata (Afzel. ex Sw.) Steud.N,C,SDescription, Image
elegans Schltr.N,C,S
eylesii Summerh.N,C,S
flavopurpurea (Rchb. f.) RolfeN,C,SDescription, Image
fridericii (Rchb. f.) A.V. HallN,SDescription, Image
galeoloides Kraenzl.SDescription, Image
gonychila Schltr.NDescription, Image
guineensis Lindl.NDescription, Image
hians Spreng. var. nutans (Schltr.) S.A. ThomasN,SDescription, Image
horsfallii (Bateman) Summerh. N,C,SDescription, Image
katangensis (De Wild.) De Wild.CDescription, Image
kyimbilae Schltr.N,CDescription, Image
latilabris Summerh.N,C,SDescription, Image
livingstoneana (Rchb. f.) Summerh.N,C,SDescription, Image
longisepala RendleN,C,SDescription, Image
macrantha Rolfe
malangana (Rchb.f.) Summerh. Description, Image
monile Rchb. f.
monticola RolfeSDescription, Image
mumbwaensis Summerh.Description, Image
norlindhii Summerh.N,C,SDescription, Image
nyasae RendleDescription, Image
obscura P.J. Cribb
orthoplectra (Rchb. f.) Summerh.Description, Image
ovalis Lindl. var. bainesii (Rolfe) P.J. Cribb & la CroixNDescription, Image
parvula (Rendle) Summerh.Description
penduliflora Kraenzl.Description, Image
petersii (Rchb. f. ) Rchb. f.SDescription, Image
rhodesiaca Schltr.
rolfeana Kraenzl.Description, Image
sabulosa Schltr.
schweinfurthii Kraenzl.NDescription, Image
seleensis (De Wild.) ButzinImage
speciosa (R. Br. ex Lindl.) BolusN,C,SDescription, Image
stachyodes Rchb. f.Description, Image
streptopetala Lindl.Description, Image
subsaprophytica Schltr.N,C,SDescription, Image
tuberculata BolusSDescription, Image
venulosa Rchb. f.N,C,SDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Eulophia:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Eulophia
Flora of Caprivi: Eulophia
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated 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 Malawi: Genus page: Eulophia.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=453, retrieved 23 April 2024

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