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Eulophia flavopurpurea
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Chongwe District, Great East Road 130 km, Nyabutaye, 80-mile dambo.
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Serenje Central
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Serenje Central
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Serenje Central
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Mufumbwe Plain (dambo), Mufumbwe Distr., North-Western Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Mufumbwe Plain (dambo), Mufumbwe Distr., North-Western Province
Photo: Nicholas Wightman
Mufumbwe Plain (dambo), Mufumbwe Distr., North-Western Province
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| Synonyms: |
Cyrtopera flavopurpurea Rchb.f. Eulophia sp. (Eyles 474, 491) of Eyles in Trans. Roy. Soc. South Africa 5: 337 (1916). Eulophia tuberifera Kraenzl. Lissochilus andersonii Rolfe Lissochilus corbisierei De Wild. Lissochilus flavopurpureus Rchb. f. Lissochilus johnsonii Rolfe Lissochilus lacteus Kraenzl. Lissochilus millsonii Rolfe Lissochilus seretii De Wild. |
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| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Terrestrial herb 60–95 cm tall. Leaves 3–4, the lowest 2 sheathing, linear, 5–35 cm long, grass-like, absent or just starting to develop at flowering time. Inflorescence laxly up to 8-flowered; bracts linear, 10–30 mm long, spreading. Flowers pale greenish-yellow, usually flushed with purple. Sepals erect or spreading, lanceolate, 17–34 mm long, sometimes with the edges inrolled. Petals elliptic-ovate, 18–23 mm long, projecting over column. Lip 3-lobed at about halfway; side lobes erect, mid-lobe deflexed, flabellate-obovate, 7–15 mm long, with a callus of 7–11 low, verrucose ridges. Spur 3–7 mm long, conical, blunt, forming a right-angle to the lip. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | flavopurpurea: yellow-purple. |
| Habitat: | Seasonally wet or swampy grassland and dambos. |
| Altitude range: | 480 - 1300 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Dec |
| Worldwide distribution: | Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Burundi, DRC, CAR, Uganda, Sudan, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. |
| Malawi distribution: | N,C,S |
| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Thursday 15 August 2019 |
| Literature: |
Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 129. Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 58. Golding, J.S. (ed.) (2002). Zimbabwe Plant Red Data List. Southern African Plant Red Data Lists. SABONET 14 Page 180. Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 81. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Pages 496 - 498. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 332. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 95. Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 120. Summerhayes, V.S. (1953). African Orchids: XXII Kew Bulletin 8(4) Page 585. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 170 - 171. (Includes a picture). |
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