FZ.53. Eulophia Lindl.

LISSOCHILUS R. Br.

Description of the genus

Terrestrial (rarely lithophytic) herbs, with underground rhizomes, pseudobulbs or tubers. Leaves usually present and green but in some species reduced or scale-like and brown; green leaves sheathing at base, sometimes with prominent longitudinal veins. Inflorescence arising from the base, usually racemose, rarely branched. Sepals and petals similar or with the petals much broader, free to the base or with lateral sepals fused at the base to the column-foot. Lip 3-lobed, spurred at base, usually with a callus of ridges or papillae on upper surface. Pollinia 2.

Worldwide: c.200 species, tropical

Zambia: 59 taxa.

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SpeciesFZ divisionsContent
acutilabra Summerh.N,W,CDescription, Image
alta (L.) Fawc. & RendleN,W,SDescription, Image
angolensis (Rchb. f.) Summerh.B,N,W,CDescription, Image
arenicola Schltr. B,N,W,C
brenanii P.J.Cribb
calantha Schltr. [LR-lc]B,N,W,CDescription, Image
callichroma Rchb. f.B,N,C,SDescription, Image
caricifolia (Rchb.f.) Summerh. [LR-lc]B,N,W,CDescription, Image
chilangensis Summerh.
clitellifera (Rchb. f.) BolusW,C,SDescription, Image
coeloglossa Schltr.N,W,CDescription, Image
cucullata (Afzel. ex Sw.) Steud.B,N,W,C,E,SDescription, Image
dactylifera P.J. CribbC
eylesii Summerh.W,E
flavopurpurea (Rchb. f.) RolfeB,N,W,C,E,SDescription, Image
fridericii (Rchb. f.) A.V. HallN,W,C,E,SDescription, Image
gastrodioides Schltr.
gonychila Schltr.N,W,C,SDescription, Image
guineensis Lindl.B,C,SDescription, Image
hians Spreng. var. nutans (Schltr.) S.A. ThomasN,WDescription, Image
hirschbergii Summerh.
horsfallii (Bateman) Summerh. N,W,CDescription, Image
katangensis (De Wild.) De Wild.[LR-lc]N,W,CDescription
kyimbilae Schltr.B,N,C,SDescription, Image
latilabris Summerh.B,N,W,CDescription, Image
leachii Greatrex ex A.V. HallDescription, Image
livingstoneana (Rchb. f.) Summerh.B,N,W,C,E,SDescription, Image
longisepala RendleB,N,W,EDescription, Image
macaulayae Summerh.[NrEnd]B,W,SDescription, Image
malangana (Rchb.f.) Summerh. [LR-lc]B,N,W,CDescription, Image
massokoensis Schltr.
monile Rchb. f.
monotropis Schltr.
mumbwaensis Summerh.W,CDescription, Image
norlindhii Summerh.N,W,C,EDescription, Image
nyasae RendleDescription, Image
obscura P.J. Cribb
obstipa P.J.Cribb
orthoplectra (Rchb. f.) Summerh.W,C,SDescription, Image
ovalis Lindl. var. bainesii (Rolfe) P.J. Cribb & la CroixEDescription, Image
parvula (Rendle) Summerh.B,W,C,SDescription
penduliflora Kraenzl.Description, Image
petersii (Rchb. f. ) Rchb. f.CDescription, Image
pyrophila (Rchb. f.) Summerh.
rhodesiaca Schltr.
richardsiae P.J.Cribb & la Croix[DD]
rolfeana Kraenzl.WDescription, Image
sabulosa Schltr.
saxicola P.J. Cribb & G. Will.[DD]Image
schweinfurthii Kraenzl.B,N,W,CDescription, Image
seleensis (De Wild.) ButzinImage
speciosa (R. Br. ex Lindl.) BolusN,W,C,SDescription, Image
stachyodes Rchb. f.WDescription, Image
streptopetala Lindl.Description, Image
subsaprophytica Schltr.B,N,W,C,E,SDescription, Image
tanganyikensis RolfeN,W,C,SDescription, Image
tricristata Schltr.
tuberculata BolusW,C,SDescription, Image
venulosa Rchb. f.W,C,E,SDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Eulophia:

Our websites:

Flora of Botswana: Eulophia
Flora of Burundi: Eulophia
Flora of Caprivi: Eulophia
Flora of the DRC: Eulophia
Flora of Malawi: Eulophia
Flora of Mozambique: Eulophia
Flora of Rwanda: Eulophia
Flora of Zimbabwe: Eulophia

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Eulophia
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Eulophia
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Eulophia
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Eulophia
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Eulophia
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Eulophia
JSTOR Plant Science: Eulophia
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Eulophia
Plants of the World Online: Eulophia
Tropicos: Eulophia
Wikipedia: Eulophia

Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Genus page: Eulophia.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=453, retrieved 2 April 2025

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