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Eulophia horsfallii

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Name

Identification
Eulophia horsfallii (Bateman) Summerh. [family ORCHIDACEAE ]
Related name
  • Eulophia horsfallii
Common name
  • bongeawi (NWT) luŋga (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • swamp orchid (Morton)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • dagomfe (NWT) (SIERRA LEONE, LIMBA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Eulophia horsfallii (Batem.) Summerh. [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 horsfallii (Batem.) Summerh. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in F.W.T.A., ed. 1, 2: 446.
Lissochilus horsfallii Batem. [family ORCHIDACEAE], (1865)-F.T.A 7: 84
L. roseus Lindl. [family ], (1843)-F.T.A7: 85, partly; Stapf in Johnston, Lib654 (all exclsynDendrobium roseum Sw.).
Information
Leaves in a tuft, up to 6 ft. high and 5 in. broad; scapes to 81/2 ft. tall, with a long raceme of white and pink or purple flowers.
Range
Eastwards to Kenya and Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi.
Distribution
Port. G.: Bafata, Capé (Aug.) Esp. Santo 2943!S. L.: Port Loko (Apr.) Sc.Lib.: Grant's Farm, Sinoe R. Johnston! Dukwia R., Monrovia (Oct.-Nov.) Cooper 35! Zwedru, Tchien Dist. (Aug.) Baldwin 7042! Monrovia (June) Baldwin 5866! Blazie (Dec.) Adam 16292!Iv. C.: Béreby (Nov.) Oldeman. 662! Danané (June) Collenette 49! Banco Forest, N.W. of Abidjan (Aug.) de Wilde 207! Adiopodoumé (Oct.) de Wilde 684!Ghana: Oda (Aug.) Howes 969! Aburi (Apr.) Johnson! Niru (Nov.) Vigne FH 2574! Assin West-Skinn 36! Busua Bay (Dec.) Morton A2537!Dah.: Porto-Novo (Jan.) Chev. 22724!N. Nig.: Kabba (Oct.) Parsons L107! Bida to Zungeru (Jan.) Meikle 1023! Vom Dent Young 236! Abinsi (June) Dalz. 834!S. Nig.: Lagos Phillips 46! Mawkawlawki, Abeokuta (Dec.) Burtt Bill! Ibadan (Jan.) Latilo FHI 8187! Sapoba, Benin Prov. (Jan.) Richards 3916!W. Cam.: Buea (Apr.) R. H. Brown 105a!F. Po: Moka (Aug., Dec., Jan.) Exell 852! Boughey 54! Melville 403!

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