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Eulophia cristata

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Type of Lissochilus purpuratus Lindl. [family ORCHIDACEAE]

Filed as Eulophia cristata (Afzel. ex Sw.) Steud. [family ORCHIDACEAE]

Filed as Eulophia cristata (Afzel. ex Sw.) Steud. [family ORCHIDACEAE]

Eulophia cristata (Afzel. ex Sw.) Steud. [family ORCHIDACEAE]

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Identification

Eulophia cristata (Afzel. ex Sw.) Steud. [family ORCHIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Geerinck D., 1974

ufu (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, LOKO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
kin (JMD) (GUINEA, MANDING-MANINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
lelema also to Gloriosa and other similar brightly-coloured flowers (FCD) lelema-boli cf. Gloriosa (JMD) lelema-gble (JMD) lelemiŋ (FCD) ngelabuloyi (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
dedemadema (FCD) (SIERRA LEONE, KONO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
crested ground orchid (Morton); purple orchid (Irvine); railway orchid (Sierra Leone, Deighton)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Eulophia cristata (Sw.) Steud. [family ORCHIDACEAE]

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

Flora of West Tropical Africa

Reference Sources

Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 3, Part 1,

Eulophia cristata (Sw.) Steud. [family ORCHIDACEAE], Nomen. Bot. ed. 2, 1: 605 (1840).

Limodorum cristatum Sw. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Schrad., Neues Journ1: 86 (1805)

Lissochilus purpuratus Lindl. [family ORCHIDACEAE], (1862)-F.T.A7: 79

L. heudelotii Rchb. f. [family ], (1878)

L. uliginosus Rolfe [family ], in Kew Bull1913: 340.

Terrestrialherb up to 4 ft. high with long raceme of pink or purplish flowers with darker lip.

Sen.: Heudelot!Gam.: (July) Brooks 30! Kuntaur (June) Brooks 57! N. bank Gambia R. (July) Ozanne 21!Port. G.: Abu, Formosa I. (Apr.) Esp. Santo 1951! Boé (June) Esp. Santo 3205!S. L.: Mange, Port Loko Dist. (Apr.) Hepper 2606! Bonjema (July) Deighton 5953!Lib.: Pandamai (Mar.) Bequaert 98!Iv. C.: Yamoussokro to Bouaflé (Jan.)Ghana: Achimota (Apr.) Bally 11!Togo Rep.: Lomé Warnecke 96! Kpeve (Feb.) Westwood 84! Yendi (Apr.) Williams 172!Dah.: Massé to Ketou, Zagnanado Dist. (Feb.) Chev. 23014!N. Nig.: Zungeru to Zaria (May) Dalz. 287! Zongon Katab, Zaria (Mar.) G. V. Summerhayes 81! Vom, Jos Plateau Dent Young! Kulfana Lame, Bauchi Dist. (May) G. V. Summerhayes 52! Biu (Apr.) Noble 45!S. Nig.: Lagos to Abeokuta (Feb.) Burtt B33! Abeokuta Barter 3331! Olokemeji F.R., Egba Div. (Mar.) Hepper 2302! Ovo to Iseyin (Mar.) Onochie FHI 31547! Odongele to Okuri (Feb.) Rosevear 25/31!W. Cam.: Bu to Mudele, Bamenda (Feb.) Gregory 251!

Distribution (external)

C. African Republic