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Eulophia hians
hians
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Chinyakwaremba, Vumba
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Chinyakwaremba, Vumba
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Chinyakwaremba, Vumba
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Chinyakwaremba, Vumba
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| Synonyms: |
Eulophia clavicornis Lindl. var. clavicornis |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | Apparently rare. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Terrestrial herb, 25 - 75 cm tall. Leaves 5-6, linear, up to 75 cm long, just developing at time of flowering (in this variety). Inflorescence laxly few to many-flowered. Flowers somewhat drooping, not opening wide, often self-pollinating. Sepals deep plum-purple; petals pale lilac-blue. Lip 3-lobed with dark purple, spreading veins on the side lobes; mid lobe with a yellow crest of papillae. Spur not swollen, 4-7 mm long, slightly incurved. |
| Notes: | See var. nutans and var. inaequalis for comparison. It is easily distinguished from the other varieties by the deep purple flower colour, which is greenish-yellow to yellow or olive-green and white in those varieties. |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | In(sub) montane grassland, often after grass fires. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 1500 - 1640 m |
| Flowering time: | Aug - Nov |
| Worldwide distribution: | Eestern Zimbabwe, South Africa and Eswatini. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Monday 15 December 2008 |
| Literature: |
Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 81. As Eulophia clavicornis var. clavicornis La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Pages 473 - 475. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 95. Thomas, S. (1998). Note of nomenclature and typification of Eulophia Hians Spreng (Orchidaceae) Kew Bulletin 53(4) Pages 1005 - 1007. |
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Eulophia hians
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