Eulophia schweinfurthii
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Photo: Warren McCleland
10 km south-west of Save Bridge
Photo: Warren McCleland
10 km south-west of Save Bridge
Photo: Warren McCleland
10 km south-west of Save Bridge
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| Synonyms: |
Eulophia chrysops Summerh. Eulophia compta Summerh. Eulophia involuta Summerh. Eulophia orthoplectra (Rchb. f.) Summerh. var. schweinfurthii (Kraenzl.) Geerinck Lissochilus aurantiacus Rchb.f. Lissochilus descampsii De Wild. Lissochilus elegantulus Schltr. Lissochilus holubii Rolfe Lissochilus johnstonii Rolfe Lissochilus pentheri Schltr. Lissochilus smithii Rolfe Lissochilus vermiculatus De Wild. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Terrestrial herb. Leaves 4–7, forming a fan, linear, 17–38 cm long, folded along the length when young, fleshy, absent or not fully developed at flowering time. Inflorescence up to 1 m tall, up to c. 16-flowered; bracts linear-lanceolate, 4–15 mm long. Flowers rather fleshy, sepals purple-red, petals yellow, heavily veined with red inside, lip yellow, with side lobes purplish and mid-lobe edged with purple. Sepals oblong, 6.7–10.6 mm long. Petals suborbicular or broadly ovate, 8.5–13 mm long. Lip 3-lobed; side lobes erect, rounded; mid-lobe very convex, 7–9 mm long with a callus of 3–5 warty ridges; spur 5.5–8 mm long, conical, upcurved. |
| Type location: |
Sudan |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | schweinfurthii: after Dr Georg August Schweinfurth (1836-1925), German botanical collector and taxonomist. |
| Habitat: | In open woodland and on pan margins in mopane woodland, usually in lower altitude hot river valleys. |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 300 - 1950 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, DRC, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Limpopo, Mpumalanga, South Africa.. |
| FZ divisions: | N,W,E,S |
| 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: | Thursday 15 August 2019 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 325. Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 61. Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 82. Johnson, S., Bytebier, B, & Stärker H. (2015). Orchids of South Africa, a Field Guide Struik Nature, Cape Town South Africa Page 323. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Pages 477 - 478. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 340. Linder, H.P. & Kurzweil, H. (1999). Orchids of Southern Africa A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, the Netherlands ISBN 90-5410-445-7 Page 375. (Includes a picture). 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 96. McMurtry, D., Grobler, L., Grobler, J. & Burns, S. (2008). Field Guide to the ORCHIDS of Northern South Africa and Swaziland Umdaus Press, PO Box 11059 Hatfield 0028 South Africa Pages 346 - 347. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 120. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 127. Stewart, J. & Campbell, B. (1996). Orchids of Kenya Timber Press Inc, Portland Oregon, USA ISBN0-88192-357-5 Page 124. Summerhayes, V.S. (1958). African orchids XXV Kew Bulletin 13(1) Pages 77 - 78. also as Eulophia chrysops Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 175 - 177. also as Eulophia chrysops (Includes a picture). |
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