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Eulophia cucullata

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Name

Identification
Eulophia cucullata (Afzel. ex Sw.) Steud. [family ORCHIDACEAE ]
Related name
  • Eulophia cucullata
Common name
  • blunt-spurred ground orchid (Morton)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • fula moko (JB) ñé ñékõngo (JB) (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Eulophia cucullata (Sw.) Steud. [family ORCHIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 3, Part 1,
Names
Eulophia cucullata (Sw.) Steud. [family ORCHIDACEAE], Nomen Bot. ed. 2, 1: 605 (1840).
Limodorum cucullatum Sw. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in SchradNeues Journ1: 86 (1805)
Lissochilus arenarius Lindl. [family ORCHIDACEAE], (1862)-F.T.A7: 82.
Information
Leaves narrow, appearing after the flowers; flowers few, large, pink or purplish with yellow or white inside the broad spur; in savanna.
Habitat
; in savanna.
Range
Throughout the savanna areas of tropical Africa, also in Natal and Comoro Is.
Distribution
Sen.: Zankoré, Casamance (Aug.) Berhaut 6343! Ziguinchor (Sept.) Broadbent 100!Gam.: Aboku (June) Brooks 59!Mali: Kroukoto, Kita (July) Jaeger! Fana, Bamako East (June, July) Roberty 2426!Port. G.: Cacheu, Chorubrigue (Aug.) Esp. Santo 2495! Ingoré to Barro (Aug.) Esp. Santo 3075! Bafalá to Capé (Aug.) Esp. Santo 3319!Guin.: Bonhourl (July) Pobéguin 375!S. L.: Port Loko (May) Deighton 4780! Yifin to Bandakarafaia (Apr.) Deighton 5065! Samaia (May) Deighton 4792! Bambaia, Samu (July) Adames 212!Iv. C.: Baoulé-Nord (Aug.) Chev. 22234! Séguéla (Apr.) Leeuwenberg 3271!Ghana: Weila, N. Ashanti (Apr.) Kinloch FH 3275! Attabubu to Krachi (Mar.) Westwood 133! Damongo (Mar.) Adams 3978!Togo Rep.: Lomé (June) Davidson 2!N. Nig.: Nupe (Apr.-June) Barter 1488! Gawu to Abuja, Gwari Dist. Onochie FHI 18698! Anara F.R., Zaria Keay 8 Mutch FHI 22932! Zungeru Dalz. 230!S. Nig.: Borgu Bariba, Lagos, (May) Punch! Orle River, F.R., Benin Prov. (June) Umana FHI 29132! Ikom Rosevear 42/29!W. Cam.: Bamessi (Mar.) Brunt 271! Bamali to Bambalang (Apr.) Brunt 354!

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