Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia odontoglossa Rchb.f.

First published in Linnaea 19: 373 (1846)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

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.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.

Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

  • Reichenbach, H.G. Original description of Eulophia odontoglossa. 19, (1846).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2016 Osborne, J.; Mapoule, K. [JO 961] Zambia K:SPC-76892.000 No
Oct 1, 2006 Cheek, M. [13298] Guinea K:SPC-75002.000 No
Oct 1, 2006 Cheek, M.; van der Burgt, X.M.; Cisse, S.; Tchiengue, B.; Etuge, M. [13188] Guinea K:SPC-75005.000 No
Apr 26, 2005 Dehn, G. [11] Zimbabwe X000000360 Unknown Type Material No
Apr 26, 2005 Dehn, G. [11] Zimbabwe X000000358 Unknown Type Material No
Jul 6, 1961 South Africa K000410472 Type Yes
Jul 6, 1961 Medley Wood, J. [11775] South Africa K000410470 Type Yes
Jul 6, 1961 Wood, J.M. [785] South Africa K000410471 Type Yes
Jun 28, 1961 Junod [187] Mozambique K000078651 No
Munzner [94] Tanzania K000078643 Type Yes
Richards, H.M. [18612] K:SPC-31063.000 No
Schaijes, M. [1659] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-47354.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [0218] Malawi K:SPC-00041.000 No
Maitland, T.D. [1638] Cameroon K000106944 No
Brunt, M.A. [718] Cameroon K000106937 No
Adamson, J. Congo, Republic of the K:SPC-29326.000 No
Johnston, H., H. [s.n.] Tanzania K000078636 Type Yes
Stolz, A. [1054] Tanzania K000078647 No
Stolz, A. [1054] Tanzania K000078645 Type Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [37927] Cameroon K000106941 No
Stolz, A. [1054] Malawi K000078640 Type No
Lely, H., V. [353] Nigeria K000078635 Type Yes
Keay, R.W.J. [FHI 37920] Cameroon K000106940 No
Brunt, M.A. [769] Cameroon K000106936 No
Stolz, A. [1054] Tanzania K000078644 Type No
Zambia K:SPC-34009.000 No
Holst, C. [2363] Tanzania K000078637 Type Yes
Maitland, T.D. [1638] Cameroon K000106943 No
Buchwald [673] Tanzania K000078638 Type Yes
Medley Wood, J. [5916] Malawi K000078639 Type Yes
Pollard, B.J.; Zapfack, L.; Onana; Ela; Nana, V. [1024] Cameroon K:SPC-77172.000 No
Brunt, M.A. [582] Cameroon K000106938 No
Stolz, A. [2383] Tanzania K000078642 Type Yes
Daramola, B., O. [FHI 41051] Cameroon K000106942 No
Malawi K:SPC-43050.000 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [8618] Malawi K000078641 Type Yes
Letouzey, R. [14174] Cameroon K000106935 No
Gregory, H. [304] Cameroon K000106939 No
Stolz, A. [1054] Tanzania K000078646 No
Kirk, Dr. Mozambique K000078650 Type No
Mwangoka, M.A.; Kidanka, J. [5229] Tanzania K000395695 No
Leedal, G.P. [5208] Tanzania Eulophia ochracea K:SPC-40237.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [5153] Sierra Leone Eulophia propinqua K:SPC-10905.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

    • All Rights Reserved
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • 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