Orthochilus euanthus
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Flower
Miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge
Dec 2019
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Habit
Miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge
Dec 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
Inflorescence
Miombo woodland
Lilayi Lodge
Dec 2019
Photo: Nick Wightman
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Eulophia abyssinica var. euantha (Schltr.) Geerinck Eulophia euantha Schltr. Eulophia speciosa Rolfe. nom illegit |
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Terrestrial herb 20-40 cm tall from subterranean irregular shaped tubers 2-2.5 cm long and 1.6-2 cm in diameter forming chains; leaves 1-3, 12-45 cm x 1.5-10 mm, linear and grass-like, acuminate, ribbed, absent or partly developed at flowering; inflorescence densely 4-12 flowered, scape with 3 short sheaths in the basal half; ovary and pedicel c. 10 mm long; bracts spreading, 10-25 mm long, lanceolate; flowers not opening wide, spreading at first and becoming pendulous, white to pale or lilac pink, lip with a large darker blotch; sepals 19-33 x 5-12 mm, oblong, the laterals oblique and slightly keeled on outside; petals 17-25 x 5-9 mm, oblong to oblong elliptic; lip 16-25 x 10-19 mm, 3-lobed, side lobes small, rounded, mid-lobe up to 15 mm wide, transversely oblong to orbicular with a callus of 2 papillate ridges from the base to the junction of the lobes and sparse long papillae on the mid-lobe; spur 2-4 mm long, cylindrical, horizontal or incurved. |
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Tanzania |
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| Flowering time: | Nov - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | From Burundi and Tanzania south to DRC, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique. |
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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. Geerinck, D. (1992). Orchidaceae (seconde partie) Flore d'Afrique Centrale Jardin botanique national de Belgique Page 680. as Eulophia abyssinica var. euantha (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Page 505. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 305. (Includes a picture). Martos, F., Johnson, S.D., Peter, C.I & Bytebier, B. (2014). A molecular phylogeny reveals paraphyly of the large genus Eulophia (Orchidaceae): A case for the reinstatement of Orthochilus Taxon 63(1) Page 19. Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Pages 41 - 42. As Eulophia euantha (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 177. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 120. As Eulophia euantha Vollesen, K. & Merrett, L. (2019). Field Guide to the (wetter) Zambian Miombo Woodland. Part 1 (Ferns & Monocots) GVPedia Communications Page 175. (Includes a picture). Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 154 - 155. As Eulophia euantha (Includes a picture). |
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