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Eulophia odontoglossa

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Identification
Eulophia odontoglossa Rchb.f. [family ORCHIDACEAE ]
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Flora

Entry for EULOPHIA aculeata Spreng. [family ORCHIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Capensis
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Capensis, Vol 5, Part 3, page 3, (1913) Author: (By R. A. ROLFE.)
Names
EULOPHIA aculeata Spreng. [family ORCHIDACEAE], Syst. iii. 720;—Bolus in Trans. S. Afr. Phil. Soc. v. 109 (excl. syn. Reichb. f.), Orch. Cap. Penins. 109, partly, and in Journ. Linn. Soc. xxv. 182.
Satyrium capense Linn. [family ORCHIDACEAE], Amœn. Acad. vi. 110, and Sp. Pl. ed. 2, 1339.
Satyrium aculeatum Linn. f. [family ORCHIDACEAE], Suppl. 402.
Satyrium pedicellatum Linn. f. [family ORCHIDACEAE], Suppl. 402.
Serapias aculeata Thunb. [family ORCHIDACEAE], Prodr. 3.
Serapias pedicellata Thunb. [family ORCHIDACEAE], Prodr. 3.
Cymbidium aculeatum Sw. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Schrad. Journ. ii. 225.
Cymbidium pedicellatum Sw. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Schrad. Journ. ii. 224.
Cymbidium plicatum Harv. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Comp. Bot. Mag. ii. 203; Hook. Ic. Pl. t. 104.
Cyrtopera pedicellata Lindl. [family ORCHIDACEAE], Gen. & Sp. Orch. 190.
Eulophia pedicellata Spreng. [family ORCHIDACEAE], Syst. Veg. iii. 720.
Eulophia odontoglossa Reichb. f. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Linnæa, xix. 373, xx. 684 (ex Reichb. f. in Flora, 1883, 463).
Eulophia plicata Bolus [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Journ. Linn. Soc. xix. 336 (excl. syn. 3 and 4).
Eulophia capensis Bolus [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Journ. Linn. Soc. xix. 336, and Ic. Orch. Austr.-Afr. ii. t. 25; Durand & Schinz, Conspect. Fl. Afr. v. 20; Kränzl. in Ann. Naturhist. Hofmus. Wien, xx. 12.
Information
rhizome creeping, rather stout, scaly, irregularly thickened between the nodes; leaves 1 or 2, erect, linear or lanceolate-linear, acuminate, somewhat rigid, 1/4–1 1/2 ft. high, 1/6– 1/2 in. broad; scapes erect, 1/4–1 1/2 ft. high, with several linear-lanceolate acuminate sheaths; raceme subcapitate or oblong, up to 2 1/2 in. long, dense, many-flowered; bracts lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 1/4– 1/2 in. long; pedicels 1/6– 1/3 in. long; flowers cream-colour or yellow; sepals subconnivent, oblong or oblong-lanceolate, subobtuse, 1/3– 1/2 in. long; petals broadly elliptic, obtuse, about as long as the sepals; lip 3-lobed, 1/4– 1/3 in. long by nearly as broad, spurless; side lobes broadly oblong, obtuse, front lobe triangular-oblong, obtuse, slightly undulate, equalling or slightly exceeding the side lobes; disc with 4 rows of papillæ extending to the apex of the lip; spur obsolete; column clavate, 1/4– 1/3 in. long. null
Distribution
CENTRAL REGION Somerset Div.; Bosch Berg, 4800 ft., MacOwan, 1859!COAST REGION Cape Div.; Cape Flats, Pappe! near Rondebosch, Burchell, 222! Bolus, 3900! Table Mountain, Zeyher! Harvey! Prior! 2200 ft., Bolus, 3900! Burchell, 653! lower plateau, Wolley-Dod, 2226! Stellenbosch Div.; Hottentots Holland, near Sir Lowrys Pass, 900 ft., Bolus, 4207! Caledon Div.; Little Houwhoek, Zeyher! Riversdale Div.; Kampsche Berg, Burchell, 7094! George Div.: George, Penther, 103. Knysna Div.; Knysna Hills, Bowie! Knysna, without collector! Zitzikamma River, Penther, 298; Elands River, Penther, 299. Humansdorp Div.; near Clarkson, Penther, 301. Uitenhage Div.: near Van Stadens River mountains and on the hills of Adow, Zeyher, 300! Zwartkops River, without collector, 257! foot of Witte Klip, MacOwan, 2129! Port Elizabeth Div.; around Krakakamma, Burchell, 4571! Albany Div.; Howisons Poort, Mrs. Hutton! near Grahamstown, Galpin, 3087.EASTERN REGION Tembuland; Engcobo Mountain, 4500 ft., Bolus, 10294.KALAHARI REGION Transvaal: mountain tops, Saddleback, Barberton, 4000 ft., Culver, 86!SOUTH AFRICA without locality, Rogers! Harvey! Mrs. Holland, 12! Zeyher, 1591! Bunbury!

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