Eulophia streptopetala

Eulophia streptopetala

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 streptopetala
Varietates: (3)
E. s. var. rueppelii – E. s. var. stenophylla – E. s. var. streptopetala

Name

Eulophia streptopetala Lindl., Bot. Reg. 12: t. 1002 (1826)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Lissochilus streptopetalus (Lindl.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 191 (1833)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

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

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1826. Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment. London 12: t. 1002.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Eulophia streptopetala. Accessed: 2022 Jan 7.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Eulophia streptopetala in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Eulophia streptopetala in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 7. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Eulophia streptopetala. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 7. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Eulophia streptopetala. Published online. Accessed: 7 Jan 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Eulophia streptopetala. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

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