Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia tenella Rchb.f.

First published in Linnaea 20: 681 (1847)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical & S. Africa. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, Mozambique, Northern Provinces, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Liltved, W.R. & Johnson, S.D. (2012). The Cape orchids. A regional monograph of the orchids of the Cape floristic region 2: 485-1022. Sandstone editions, Cape Town.

Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

  • Reichenbach, H.G. Original description of Eulophia tenella. 20, (1847).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 30, 1965 South Africa K000410503 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 30, 1965 Medley Wood, J. [5783] South Africa K000410504 Unknown Type Material Yes
[SRGH.41242] Zimbabwe K:SPC-29561.000 No
Wild, H. [GH.30863] Zimbabwe K:SPC-30991.000 No
Hall, A.V. [759] South Africa K:SPC-27808.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

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  • Flora Zambesiaca

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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

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