Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia schweinfurthii Kraenzl.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 17: 54 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Ivory Coast, Ethiopia to Northern Prov. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Hall in Journ. S. Afr. Bot., Suppl. 5: 114 (1965).
  • J. Stewart et al., Wild Orch. S. Afr.: 239 (1982).
  • Kraenzl. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 17: 54 (1893).
  • Williamson, Orch. SC. Afr.: 175 (1977).

Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

  • Kraenzlin, F.(F.) W.L. Original description of Eulophia schweinfurthii. 17, (1910).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 15, 1957 Descamps. [s.n.] Congo, Republic of the K000078434 Type Yes
Mar 15, 1957 Hock, A. [s.n.] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K000078438 Type Yes
Mar 15, 1954 Descamps, Capt. Congo, Republic of the K000078435 Type No
Mar 15, 1954 Smith, H. Tanzania K000078432 Type No
Mar 15, 1954 Descamps, Capt. Congo, Republic of the K000078436 No
Mar 15, 1954 Verdick, E. Congo, Republic of the K000078437 No
Speke; Grant. [s.n.] Zimbabwe K000410165 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2797] Zambia K:SPC-00108.000 No
Richards, H.M. [24974] Zambia K:SPC-07591.000 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [2396] Zambia K:SPC-10910.000 No
Thomson, T. [s.n.] Tanzania K000078433 Type Yes
Tanzania K:SPC-30442.000 No
Phipps, J.B. [2671] Malawi K001590828 Yes
Tanzania K000078430 No
Johnston, H.H. [s.n.] Tanzania K000078431 Type Yes
Richards, H.M. [12920] Tanzania K:SPC-03105.000 No
Welwitsch [691] Angola K000410162 Type Yes
Holmes, W.D. [04] Zambia K:SPC-00109.000 No
Holub, E. [s.n.] Botswana K000410163 Holotype Yes
Schlechter, F.R.R. [11856] Mozambique K000410164 Type Yes
K000078439 Type No
Holmes, W.D. [04A] K:SPC-30222.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7671] Tanzania Eulophia chrysops K:SPC-10821.000 No
Zimbabwe Eulophia chrysops K000410161 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

    • All Rights Reserved

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0