Eulophia

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Scientific Names

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Read about Eulophia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Eulophia (Greek, handsome crest). Orchidaceae. Terrestrial orchids, requiring warmhouse conditions. Rather small plants with membranaceous Lvs. and conspicuous pseudobulbs: scape basal, several-fld.; sepals and petals spreading, similar, ascending; labellum 3-lobed; pollinia 2.—About 50-60 species, in the tropics of both hemispheres. The cult. of Calanthe will apply to this genus. E. Coleae, Rolfe. A slender-growing species with aloe-like lvs. — E. Lubbersiana, Laurent & Th. Dur. Allied to E. maculata: lvs. dark green, marbled with white. Afr. — E. nuda, Lindl. Scape about 2 ft. tall, many-fld. ; fls. ranging from rose-purple to pink, or yellow- lib green; lip nearly entire, recurved. India and China. B.M. 8057. — E. paniculata, Rolfe. Pseudobulbs tufted, bearing 2 strap- shaped Lvs.: fls. numerous; petals and lip yellowish green dotted with purple. Madagascar. — E. undulata, Rolfe. Scape about 1 ft. high, of slender growth; petals and lip pale green, the latter with 3 prominent keels on the disk. Rhodesia. — E. Woodfordii, Rolfe. With tall many-fld, infl.; IK green with dull claret-purple lip. Old Calabar. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Species

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• Eulophia abyssinica (Northeast tropical Africa)
• Eulophia aculeata (southern Africa)
  • Eulophia aculeata subsp. aculeata (southern Africa)
  • Eulophia aculeata subsp. huttonii (southern Africa)
• Eulophia acutilabra (South Congo to southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia adenoglossa (tropical and southern Africa)
• Eulophia albobrunnea (Ethiopia).
• Eulophia aloifolia (Angola)
• Eulophia alta - wild coco (tropical Africa, South Florida, Mexico to tropical America)
  • Eulophia alta var. alba (Central and West Brazil)
• Eulophia amblyosepala (Uganda)
• Eulophia andamanensis (Indo-China to North Sumatra)
• Eulophia angolensis - yellow swamp orchid (tropical and southern Africa)

Eulophia guieensis

• Eulophia angustilabris (Thailand)
• Eulophia anjoanensis (Comoros)
• Eulophia antennisepala (Angola)
• Eulophia antunesii (Angola)
• Eulophia arenicola (South Congo to Botswana)
• Eulophia aurantiaca (Burundi to Zambia)- now synonym of Eulophia welwitschii Rolfe subsp. aurantiaca (Rolfe)
• Eulophia barteri (West tropical Africa to Central African Republic).
• Eulophia beravensis (Madagascar)
• Eulophia bicallosa (Taiwan, tropical Asia to North Australia)
• Eulophia biloba (Mozambique)
• Eulophia bisaccata (Mozambique ?)
• Eulophia borbonica (Réunion)
• Eulophia borneensis (Borneo, Sarawak)
• Eulophia bouliawongo (Nigeria to Angola)
• Eulophia bracteosa (Assam to South Central China)
• Eulophia brenanii (South Congo to North Zambia)
• Eulophia buettneri (West tropical Africa to Cameroon)
• Eulophia burmanica (Myanmar)

Eulophia guineensis - habit

• Eulophia calantha (Guinea, Central African Republic to Uganda and southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia calanthoides (southern Africa)
• Eulophia callichroma (Tanzania to Swaziland)
• Eulophia campanulata (Uttarakhand,Western Himalaya)
• Eulophia campbellii (East India)
• Eulophia caricifolia (tropical Africa)
• Eulophia carsonii (Tanzania to Zambia)
• Eulophia chaunanthe (Thailand)
• Eulophia chilangensis (South Congo to Angola)
• Eulophia chlorantha (Southeast Mpumalanga to Northwest Swaziland, South Africa)
• Eulophia chrysoglossoides (North Borneo)
• Eulophia clandestina (Angola)
• Eulophia clavicornis (Ethiopia to southern Africa, Madagascar, Southwest Arabian Pen)
  • Eulophia clavicornis var. clavicornis (Zimbabwe to southern Africa)
  • Eulophia clavicornis var. inaequalis (Zimbabwe to southern Africa)
  • Eulophia clavicornis var. nutans (Ethiopia to southern Africa, Madagascar, Southwest Arabian Pen)
• Eulophia clitellifera (tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar)
• Eulophia coccifera (Réunion)
• Eulophia coddii (Northern Prov. of South Africa)
• Eulophia coeloglossa (Tanzania to southern Africa)
• Eulophia cooperi (southern Africa)
• Eulophia corymbosa (Angola)
• Eulophia cristata (West tropical Africa to Ethiopia)
• Eulophia cucullata (tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar)
• Eulophia dabia (Afghanistan to South China)
• Eulophia dactylifera (southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia dahliana (New Guinea to Bismarck Islands)
• Eulophia decaryana (Madagascar)
• Eulophia densiflora (East Himalaya)
• Eulophia dentata (Luzon)
• Eulophia distans (Sierra Leone)
• Eulophia divergens (Angola)
• Eulophia dufossei (Indo-China)
• Eulophia ecristata - smooth-lipped eulophia (Southwest U.S.A. to Cuba)
• Eulophia elegans (Cameroon, Southwest Tanzania to Malawi)
• Eulophia emilianae (Southwest India)
• Eulophia ensata (Mozambique to southern Africa)
• Eulophia ephippium (Madagascar)
• Eulophia epidendraea (India, Sri Lanka)
• Eulophia epiphanoides (Southwest Tanzania)
• Eulophia epiphytica P.J.Cribb, Du Puy & Bosser - now a synonym of Paralophia epiphytica (P.J.Cribb, Du Puy & Bosser) P.J.Cribb 2005
• Eulophia euantha (Tanzania to southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia euglossa (West tropical Africa to Ethiopia)
• Eulophia eustachya (Ethiopia to Zimbabwe)
• Eulophia exaltata (East Java to Lesser Sunda Islands)
• Eulophia explanata (Himalaya to India).
• Eulophia eylesii (Rwanda to southern tropical Africa)
  • Eulophia eylesii var. auquieriana (Rwanda to Congo)
  • Eulophia eylesii var. eylesii (South Congo to southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia falcatiloba (Central African Republic)
• Eulophia fernandeziana (South Congo)
• Eulophia filifolia (Madagascar)
• Eulophia flava (Himalaya to Indo-China)
• Eulophia flavopurpurea (tropical Africa)
• Eulophia foliosa (Zimbabwe to southern Africa)
• Eulophia fridericii (Tanzania to Northern Prov. of S. Africa)
• Eulophia galeoloides (tropical Africa)
• Eulophia gastrodioides (southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia gonychila (Tanzania to S. Trop. Africa)
• Eulophia gracilis (West tropical Africa to Angola)
• Eulophia graminea (tropical and subtropical Asia to Marianas, Guam).
• Eulophia grandidieri (Madagascar)
• Eulophia guineensis (Cape Verde, tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula)
  • Eulophia guineensis var. tisserantii (Central African Republic)
• Eulophia herbacea (Himalaya to Indo-China)
• Eulophia hereroensis (southern tropical and southern Africa)
• Eulophia hirschbergii (South Congo to Zambia)
• Eulophia hologlossa (East Madagascar)
• Eulophia holubii (South Congo to North Botswana)
• Eulophia horsfallii - purple swamp orchid (tropical and southern Africa)
• Eulophia ibityensis (Southeast Madagascar)
• Eulophia javanica (Western and Central Java)
• Eulophia juncifolia (West tropical Africa to Chad)
• Eulophia kamarupa (Assam)
• Eulophia katangensis (Tanzania to southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia kyimbilae (Ethiopia to Botswana)
• Eulophia lachnocheila (Myanmar)
• Eulophia latilabris (Nigeria to Sudan and Botswana)
• Eulophia laurentii (Congo)
• Eulophia leachii (southern tropical and southern Africa)
• Eulophia lejolyana (South Congo)
• Eulophia leonensis (West tropical Africa to Uganda)
• Eulophia leontoglossa (southern Africa)
• Eulophia litoralis (Southwest and South Cape Prov. of South Africa)
• Eulophia livingstoneana (Ethiopia to southern Africa, Comoros, Madagascar)
• Eulophia longisepala (Burundi to southern tropical Africa, KwaZulu-Natal)
• Eulophia macaulayi (Angola to Zambia)
• Eulophia mackinnonii (East Himalaya)
• Eulophia macowanii (East Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal)
• Eulophia macra (Southeast and South Madagascar)
• Eulophia macrantha (southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia macrobulbon (Indo-China)
• Eulophia magnicristata (Central African Republic)
• Eulophia malangana (Tanzania to southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia mangenotiana (North Madagascar)
• Eulophia mannii (Sikkim to Assam)
• Eulophia massokoensis (Tanzania to Zambia)
• Eulophia meleagris (East Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal)
• Eulophia merrillii (Mindanao)
• Eulophia milnei (tropical and southern Africa)
• Eulophia monantha (Yunnan)
• Eulophia monile (tropical Africa)
• Eulophia monotropis (Tanzania to Zimbabwe)
• Eulophia monticola (southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia montis-elgonis (South Sudan to Tanzania)
• Eulophia moratii (Île des Pins of New Caledonia)
• Eulophia mumbwaensis (West Tanzania to southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia nervosa (Central Madagascar)
• Eulophia nicobarica (Nicobar Islands)
• Eulophia norlindhii (Central African Republic to Tanzania and southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia nuttii (Tanzania to Zambia)
• Eulophia nyasae (Tanzania to southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia obscura (Burundi to southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia obstipa (Tanzania to Angola)
• Eulophia obtusa (North India)
• Eulophia ochreata (India)
• Eulophia ochyrae (Central African Republic)
• Eulophia odontoglossa (tropical and southern Africa)
• Eulophia orthoplectra (tropical Africa)
• Eulophia ovalis (Kenya to southern Africa)
  • Eulophia ovalis var. bainesii (Kenya to southern Africa)
  • Eulophia ovalis var. ovalis (Zimbabwe to southern Africa)
• Eulophia palmicola H. Perrier (Southwest Madagascar) - now a synonym of Paralophia palmicola (H.Perrier) P.J.Cribb 2005
• Eulophia parilamellata (Congo)
• Eulophia parviflora (southern tropical and South Africa)
• Eulophia parvilabris (southern Africa)
• Eulophia parvula (Nigeria to Sudan and Zimbabwe)
• Eulophia pauciflora (Indo-China)
• Eulophia pelorica D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem (Queensland, Australia)
• Eulophia penduliflora (tropical Africa)
• Eulophia perrieri (Northwest Madagascar)
• Eulophia petersii (Eritrea to southern Africa, Arabian Peninsula)
• Eulophia pileata (Central Madagascar)
• Eulophia plantaginea (Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion)
• Eulophia platypetala (South Cape Prov. of S. Africa)
• Eulophia promensis (Darjiling to Indo-China)
• Eulophia protearum (Angola)
• Eulophia pulchra (Tanzania to Mozambique and West Pacific)
• Eulophia pyrophila (tropical Africa)
• Eulophia ramentacea (Southwest India)
• Eulophia ramifera (West tropical Africa)
• Eulophia ramosa (West Madagascar)
• Eulophia rara (Tanzania to southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia regnieri (Vietnam)
• Eulophia reticulata (Madagascar)
• Eulophia rhodesiaca (Tanzania to southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia richardsiae (North Zambia)
• Eulophia rolfeana (South Congo to southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia rugulosa (Tanzania to Angola)
• Eulophia rutenbergiana (Central and Southeast Madagascar)
• Eulophia ruwenzoriensis (East tropical Africa to Zambia, Brazil to Northeast Argentina)
• Eulophia sabulosa (Tanzania to southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia saxicola (Zambia to Zimbabwe)
• Eulophia schaijesii (South Congo)
• Eulophia schweinfurthii (Ethiopia to Northern Prov. of South Africa)
• Eulophia seleensis (Burundi to southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia serrata (Southeast Kenya)
• Eulophia siamensis (Thailand)
• Eulophia sooi (Guangxi)
• Eulophia sordida (West tropical Africa to Cameroon)
• Eulophia speciosa (Ethiopia to South Africa, Southwest Arabian Peninsula)
• Eulophia spectabilis - Grass Orchid (South China, tropical Asia to West Pacific)
• Eulophia stachyodes (Nigeria to Ethiopia and Mozambique)
• Eulophia stenopetala (Central Bhutan)
• Eulophia stenoplectra (Ghana, South Sudan, Uganda)
• Eulophia streptopetala (Eritrea to South Africa, Southwest Arabian Peninsula)
  • Eulophia streptopetala var. rueppelii (Ethiopia, Yemen)
  • Eulophia streptopetala var. stenophylla (East tropical Africa)
  • Eulophia streptopetala var. streptopetala (Eritrea to southern Africa)
• Eulophia stricta (Philippines to Sulawesi)
• Eulophia subsaprophytica (Tanzania to southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia subulata (East Congo to East tropical Africa)
• Eulophia suzannae (Congo)
• Eulophia sylviae (South Congo)
• Eulophia tabularis (Cape Prov. of South Africa)
• Eulophia taitensis (East tropical Africa)
• Eulophia taiwanensis (Southeast Taiwan)
• Eulophia tanganyikensis (Burundi to Zimbabwe)
• Eulophia tenella (southern tropical and South Africa)
• Eulophia thollonii (Congo, Gabon, Cameroon)
• Eulophia thomsonii (Tanzania to Zambia)
• Eulophia tisserantii (Central African Republic)
• Eulophia toyoshimae (Ogasawara-shoto)
• Eulophia tricristata (South Congo to Angola)
• Eulophia trilamellata (Tanzania to southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia tuberculata (Tanzania to southern Africa)
• Eulophia ukingensis (Tanzania)
• Eulophia vanoverberghii (Luzon)
• Eulophia venosa (Maluku to Queensland)
• Eulophia venulosa (Tanzania to southern tropical Africa)
• Eulophia venusta (Guizhou)
• Eulophia versicolor (Réunion)
• Eulophia walleri Rolfe (Tanzania to Namibia)
  • Eulophia welwitschii subsp. aurantiaca (Rolfe)
• Eulophia welwitschii (Congo to South Africa)
• Eulophia wendlandiana (Madagascar)
• Eulophia yunnanensis (South China to Vietnam)
• Eulophia zeyheri (Nigeria to Sudan and South Africa)
• Eulophia zeyheriana (South Africa)
• Eulophia zollingeri (tropical and subtropical Asia to Queensland)

Hybrids

• Eulophia × burundiensis ( = E. cucullata × E. flavopurpurea) (Burundi)..
• Eulophia × pholelana ( = E. ovalis var. bainesii × E. zeyheriana) (S. Africa)

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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