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Eulophia triceras

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Identification
Eulophia triceras Schltr. [family ORCHIDACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Eulophia longisepala
  • Eulophia triceras
  • Eulophia monile
  • Eulophia antennata

Flora

Entry for Eulophia longisepala Rendle [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 longisepala Rendle [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Ser. 2, Bot. 4: 43 (1894). —Rolfe in F.T.A. 7: 57 (1897). —Hall in J. S. African Bot., Suppl. 5: 135 (1965). —Grosvenor in Excelsa 6: 81 (1976). —Williamson, Orch. S. Centr. Africa: 164 (1977). —Stewart et al., Wild Orch. South. Africa: 241 (1982). —Cribb in F.T.E.A., Orchidaceae pt. 3: 467, fig. 106/10–19 (1989). —la Croix et al., Orch. Malawi: 325 (1991). —Geerinck in Fl. Afr. Centr., Orchidaceae pt. 2: 691 (1992). TAB. 175, A1–A10. Type: Malawi, Mt. Mulanje, Sept. 1889, Whyte (BM, holotype; K).
Eulophia antennata Schltr. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 334 (1899). —Schinz in Mém. Herb. Boissier, No. 10: 31 (1900). Syntypes: Mozambique, Maputo, Delagoa Bay, Schlechter (B†); near Massinga, Schlechter (B†; Z).
Eulophia stolzii Schltr. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 577 (1915). —Goodier & Phipps in Kirkia 1: 53 (1961). Type from Tanzania.
Eulophia triceras Schltr. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 578 (1915). Type from Tanzania.
Eulophia bangweolensis Schltr. [family ORCHIDACEAE], in Fries, Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Rhod.-Kongo-Exped.: 247 (1916). Type: Zambia, between Maumba and Kali, R.E. Fries 631 (B†, holotype; K, record of holotype).
Information
Terrestrial, semi-saprophytic herb 10–75 cm tall.Perennating organs subterranean, rhizomatous, 10–12 cm long, c. 1 cm in diameter, branched, vertical; roots c. 1 mm in diameter, white.Leaves vestigial, 2–4 cm long, linear, purplish.Inflorescences 1–3, produced with or before the leaves, laxly few- to several-flowered.Pedicel and ovary arched, 10–16 mm long; bracts 3–9 mm long, lanceolate, acuminate.Flowers spreading; sepals and petals greenish-brown, purple or claret, lip white with purple veins and margins.Sepals erect, 15–40 × 1–2 mm, linear-spathulate, acute.Petals 10–16 × 2.5–4 mm, narrowly elliptic, acute, lying over column.Lip 10–16 mm long, 6–11 mm wide when flattened, 3-lobed in the apical third; side lobes erect, oblong, rounded; mid-lobe c. 5 × 7–10 mm, transversely elliptic, obtuse or emarginate; callus of 3 ridges, turning to papillae on the mid-lobe; spur 2–5 mm long, conical to cylindrical, at right angles to lip.Column 5 mm long.Fruit pendent, 25–30 mm long.
Habitat
Miombo and mixed deciduous woodlands and coastal forests, on granite outcrops, rocky hill slopes and in sandy soil
Altitude range
5–1400 m.
1400
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Distribution
Zambia B 32 km northeast of Mongu, fl. 10.xi.1959, Drummond & Cookson 6294 (SRGH).Zimbabwe N 24 km west of Guruve (Sipolilo), fl. 7.xii.1873, Cannell 576 (K; SRGH).Malawi N Mzimba Distr., 10 km north of Mpherembe, 1180 m, fl. 7.ii.1987, I.F. & E.A.S. la Croix 956 (K; MAL).Mozambique N Ribáuè, base of Serra de Ribáuè, fl. 12.ii.1960, Carvalho 302 (K; LMA).Zambia N Chinsali Distr., Ishiba Ngandu (Shiwa Nganda), by path above resthouse, 1350 m, fl. 16.i.1959, Richards 10708 (K).Zambia W Solwezi Distr., fl. x.1959, Holmes O 242 (K; SRGH).Zambia E 10 km north of Chipata (Fort Jameson), 1150 m, fl. 4.xii.1961, King 475 (K; SRGH).Zimbabwe C Harare Distr., in bush and on wooded kopjes, fl. 1945, Greatrex 79 (K; PRE).Zimbabwe E Nyanga Distr., Nyamaropa Reserve, fl. 8.xii.1961, Ball 970 (K; SRGH).Zimbabwe S Hillingdale, 80 km south of Masvingo, 1200 m, fl. 12.xii.1956, Miss A. Dale 11 (K; SRGH).Malawi C 25 km south of Kasungu on Lilongwe road, fl. 1.xii.1976, Goldblatt 4546 (K; MO).Malawi S Blantyre Distr., Nyambadwe, 1050 m, fl. 10.xi.1944, Benson 983 (K); Mulanje Distr., Likhubula Valley, c. 700 m, fl. 7.i.1982, la Croix 253 (K).Mozambique Z Muobede (Moebede) road, fl. 22.xi.1948, Faulkner 327 (K).Mozambique T Cahora Bassa (Cabora Basso), Songo, Posto de Hepetição, c. 800 m, fl. ii.1973, Torre, Carvalho & Ladeira 19019 (K; LISC).Mozambique MS Cheringoma Distr., near Dondo, 32 km from Beira, 18 m, fl. 15.xi.1961, Pole-Evans s.n. (SRGH).Mozambique GI Inhambane Distr., Massinga, Rio das Podras para Pomene, andados 10 km, fl. 8.vii.1981, de Koning & Hiemstra 8947 (K; SRGH; LMU).Mozambique M between Maputo and Marracuene (Vila Luísa), fl. 20.ii.1968, Carvalho 992 (K; LISC).
Distribution (external)
Burundi
Tanzania
Zaire
Angola
South Africa
Notes
This species is very variable in size of plant, colour and length of sepals, and considerable variation can occur even within one colony.Specimens from southern Malawi, for example Benson 983, tend to have particularly long sepals.

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