Eulophia orthoplectra
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Habit
Miombo woodland
Lusaka East Forestry Reserve
Aug 2020
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Inflorescence
Miombo woodland
Lusaka East Forestry Reserve
Aug 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers
Miombo woodland
Lusaka East Forestry Reserve
Aug 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flowers Profile
Miombo woodland
Lusaka East Forestry Reserve
Aug 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower parts
Miombo woodland
Lusaka East Forestry Reserve
Aug 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Flower Labellum
Miombo woodland
Lusaka East Forestry Reserve
Aug 2020
Photo: Nick Wightman
Photo: Werner Fibeck
National Botanic Garden, Harare.
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| Synonyms: |
Eulophia bella N.E. Br. Eulophia orthoplectra (Rchb.f.) Summerh. var. rugulosa (Summerh.) Geerinck Lissochilus bellus (N.E. Br.) Schltr. Lissochilus kraenzlinii Rolfe Lissochilus milanjianus Rendle Lissochilus monticola Rendle Lissochilus orthoplectrus Rchb.f. Lissochilus saccatus Rendle Lissochlus pulcher Schltr. |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Terrestrial herb 26-100 cm tall growing from irregular asymmetrical tubers, c. 3-6 x 2-5 cm; leaves 2-4, 18 -50 x 0.7-2 cm, linear, fleshy, leaves absent at flowering time; inflorescence laxly few to many flowered; scape purplish with several sheaths; sepals purple-brown, petals yellow flushed with red-brown and heavily veined with red on the inside, lip yellow with side lobes veined red on inside, spur red-brown; bracts 8-13 mm long, linear, acuminate; ovary and pedicel 10-20 mm long, purple; sepals all similar, oblanceolate, apiculate 8-13.5 x 4-6 mm; petals 13-19 x 12-19 mm, suborbicular to elliptic-ovate, apiculate, held horizontal; lip 16-26 mm long and hard to flatten, 3-lobed; mid-lobe 8.5-12.5 x 7-9 mm, with a callus of 5 ridges, convex, elliptic-obovate obtuse or apiculate; side lobes erect, joined to base of column; spur 6-9 mm long (13-16 mm long to apex of ovary), conical-cylindrical from a wide mouth, horizontal or slightly deflexed. |
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Tanzania |
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| Flowering time: | Aug - Sep |
| Worldwide distribution: | Nigeria east to Kenya south to Zimbabwe. |
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| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
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| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 323. Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 26. Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 60. Fischer, E., Killmann, D., Delepierre, G. & Lebel, J-P. (2010). The Orchids of Rwanda Koblenz Geographical Colloquia Series Biogeographical Monographs 2 Page 220. (Includes a picture). Geerinck, D. (1988). Orchidaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume IV Page 575. As Eulophia orthoplectra var. rugulosa (Includes a picture). Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 81. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Page 477. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 339. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 95. Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Pages 41 - 42. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 120. Stewart, J. & Campbell, B. (1996). Orchids of Kenya Timber Press Inc, Portland Oregon, USA ISBN0-88192-357-5 Page 122. (Includes a picture). Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 136. Summerhayes, V.S. (1958). African orchids XXV Kew Bulletin 13(1) Pages 76 - 77. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Page 176. (Includes a picture). |
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