Eulophia mechowii

Eulophia mechowii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Eulophiinae
Genus: Eulophia
Species: Eulophia mechowii

Name

Eulophia mechowii (Rchb.f.) T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 23 (1894).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Orthochilus mechowii Rchb.f., Flora 65: 532 (1882).
• Heterotypic
  • Eulophia bicolor Rchb.f. & Sond., Flora 48: 186 (1865), nom. illeg.
  • Orthochilus renschianus Rchb.f., Flora 65: 532 (1882)
  • Eulophia welwitschii Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 119: t. 7330 (1893), nom. illeg.
  • Eulophia zeyheri Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 119: t. 7330 (1893).
  • Eulophia milanjiana Rendle, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 44 (1894).
  • Eulophia renschiana (Rchb.f.) T.Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 25 (1894).
  • Eulophia praestans Rendle, J. Bot. 33: 166 (1895).
  • Eulophia woodii Schltr., Beibl. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 50: 5 (1895).
  • Eulophia dichroma Rolfe in D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 7: 62 (1897).
  • Eulophia lujae De Wild., Pl. Nov. Horti Then.: t. 17 (1904).
  • Eulophia granducalis Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 43: 340 (1909).
  • Eulophia amblypetala Kraenzl., Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 68: 420 (1923).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa West Tropical Africa Nigeria. West-Central Tropical Africa Burundi, Rwanda, Zaïre. Northeast Tropical Africa Ethiopia, Sudan. East Tropical Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda. South Tropical Africa Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Southern Africa KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Durand, T.A. & Schinz, H. 1894. Conspectus Florae Africae 5: 23.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Eulophia mechowii. Accessed: 2024 May 27.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Eulophia mechowii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Eulophia mechowii. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 May 27. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Eulophia mechowii. Accessed: 27 May 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Eulophia mechowii. Published online. Accessed: 27 May 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Eulophia mechowii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 May 2024.

Vernacular names

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