Orthochilus carsonii (Rolfe) Bytebier

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Synonyms: Eulophia carsonii Rolfe
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Zambia
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Zambian distribution (Provinces): Nw,N,W
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Literature:

La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Page 504.

La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 304. (Includes a picture).

Martos, F., Johnson, S.D., Peter, C.I & Bytebier, B. (2014). A molecular phylogeny reveals paraphyly of the large genus Eulophia (Orchidaceae): A case for the reinstatement of Orthochilus Taxon 63(1) Page 18.

Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 119. As Eulophia carsonii

Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 154 - 155. as Eulophia carsonii (Includes a picture).


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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: Species information: Orthochilus carsonii.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=210060, retrieved 4 April 2025

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