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Eulophia subsaprophytica

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Identification
Eulophia subsaprophytica Schltr. [family ORCHIDACEAE ]
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Entry for Eulophia subsaprophytica Schltr. [family ORCHIDACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Zambesiaca
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
FZ, Vol 11, Part 2, (1998) Author: I. la Croix & P.J. Cribb
Names
Eulophia subsaprophytica Schltr. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 576 (1915). —Grosvenor in Excelsa 6: 82 (1976). —Williamson, Orch. S. Centr. Africa: 162 (1977). —Cribb in F.T.E.A., Orchidaceae pt. 3: 469 (1989). —la Croix et al., Orch. Malawi: 324 (1991). —Geerinck in Fl. Afr. Centr., Orchidaceae pt. 2: 690 (1992). Type from Tanzania.
Eulophia sp. [family ORCHIDACEAE], of Moriarty, Wild Fls. Malawi: t. 21, 2 (1975).
Eulophia sp. no. 1 [family ORCHIDACEAE], of Grosvenor in Excelsa 6: 82 (1976).
Information
Rather slender, terrestrial, semi-saprophytic herb 22–80 cm tall.Perennating organs subterranean, a branched, cylindrical rhizome to 15 cm long, 8–14 mm in diameter, horizontal or vertical, with triangular scales at the nodes; roots few and short.Leaves vestigial, bract-like, 4–9 cm long, purplish.Inflorescence laxly many-flowered; scape with 1–2 short tubular sheaths.Pedicel and ovary c. 10 mm long; bracts 4–6(12) mm long.Sepals purple-brown; petals light pink-brown or yellow-purple; lip white, yellow at base and with yellow papillae, the side lobes purple-veined; spur yellowish.Sepals semi-erect, the tips recurved, 13–21 × 1.5–2 mm, linear, acute.Petals 12–15 × 2–3 mm, linear to lanceolate, acute, the tips curved back, lying over the column.Lip 11–20 × 7–10 mm, 3-lobed at about halfway, side lobes erect, obtuse; mid-lobe 6–10 × 6–8 mm, elliptic, obtuse, the edge slightly undulate; callus of 3 basal ridges turning to papillae on mid-lobe; spur 4–5.5 mm long, straight, somewhat bulbous at apex.Column 6 mm long; foot 0.5 mm long.Capsule 12 mm long, pendent, elliptic.
Habitat
Usually in colonies in miombo and mixed deciduous woodlands including escarpment miombo, Brachystegia/Uapaca and mopane woodlands, on Kalahari Sand, sandy and sandy loam soils
Altitude range
800–1600 m.
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Distribution
Zambia B Kalenga, fl. 30.ix.1974, G. Williamson & Gassner 2316 (K).Zimbabwe N Hurungwe Distr., woodland on Zambezi Escarpment, 900 m, 24.xi.1953, Wild 4246 (K; SRGH).Malawi N 24 km north of Mzimba, 1450 m, fl. 17.xi.1958, Robson & Fanshawe 653 (K).Zambia N Mbala Distr., near Chilongowelo, 1350 m, Richards 2335 (K).Zambia W Mwinilunga Distr., 75 km south of Mwinilunga on Kabompo road, fl. 29.x.1969, G. Williamson & Drummond 1675 (SRGH).Zambia C Kabwe Distr., Muyama, fl. 30.xi.1961, Morze 80 (K).Zambia E 10 km north of Chipata (Fort Jameson), 1150 m, fl. King 473 (K; SRGH).Zambia S Choma, 1050 m, fl. 1.xii.1957, E.A. Robinson 2516 (K; SRGH).Zimbabwe C Harare Distr., in bush northeast of Harare, fl. 1.xi.1945, Greatrex 35 (K; SRGH).Zimbabwe E Mutare Distr., east slopes of Vumba Mts., 900 m, fl. 7.xii.1961, Wild & Chase 5566 (K; SRGH).Zimbabwe S Hillingdale, 80 km south of Masvingo, 1200 m, fl. 12.xii.1956, Miss A. Dale 14 (K; SRGH).Malawi C Dedza Distr., Chongoni Forestry School, fl. 14.xii.1966, Salubeni 469 (K; SRGH).Malawi S Mulanje Distr., Likhubula Valley, c. 700 m, fl. 13.xi.1983, la Croix & Hutson 505 (K).
Distribution (external)
Tanzania
Zaire

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