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Eulophia hians
nutans
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Photo: Petra Ballings
Along Northern Loop road towards Nganda Hill, Nyika National Park
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Along Northern Loop road towards Nganda Hill, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Northern Loop road towards Nganda Hill, Nyika National Park
Photo: Bart Wursten
Along Northern Loop road towards Nganda Hill, Nyika National Park
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| Synonyms: |
Eulophia aemula Schltr. Eulophia clavicornis var. nutans (Sond.) A.V. Hall Eulophia crinita Rolfe Eulophia nutans Sond. Eulophia ukingensis Schltr. Eulophia vaginata Ridl. Eulophia vleminckxiana Geerinck & Schaijes |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Terrestrial herb, 25-75 cm tall. Leaves 5-6, linear, up to 75 cm long, fully developed at time of flowering (in this variety). Inflorescence laxly few to many-flowered. Flowers somewhat drooping, not opening wide, often self-pollinating. Sepals olive-green flushed with purple-brown to brown; petals white or dull yellow-green. Lip 3-lobed, white or dull yellow-green; mid lobe with a white or pale yellow crest of papillae. Spur not swollen, 2-4 mm long, incurved. |
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| Habitat: | Various types of grassland both at lower altitudes and in montane areas. Also in vleis, bogs and high rainfall woodland. |
| Altitude range: | 900 - 2300 m |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Feb |
| Worldwide distribution: | DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa, Yemen and Madagascar. |
| Malawi distribution: | N,S |
| Growth form(s): | Terrestrial. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 1 April 2019 |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 323. Cribb, P.J. (1989). Orchidaceae (Part 3) Flora of Tropical East Africa Pages 448 - 450. as Eulophia clavicornis var. nutans (Includes a picture). Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 58. as Eulophia clavicornis var. nutans Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 81. as Eulophia clavicornis var. nutans La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Pages 473 - 476. (Includes a picture). La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Pages 312 - 314. as Eulophia clavicornis var. nutans (Includes a picture). Linder, H.P. & Kurzweil, H. (1999). Orchids of Southern Africa A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, the Netherlands ISBN 90-5410-445-7 Pages 366 - 369. as Eulophia clavicornis var. nutans (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. McMurtry, D., Grobler, L., Grobler, J. & Burns, S. (2008). Field Guide to the ORCHIDS of Northern South Africa and Swaziland Umdaus Press, PO Box 11059 Hatfield 0028 South Africa Pages 312 - 313. as Eulophia nutans (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 120. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 127. Stewart, J. & Campbell, B. (1996). Orchids of Kenya Timber Press Inc, Portland Oregon, USA ISBN0-88192-357-5 Page 116. as Eulophia clavicornis var. nutans Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 135. Thomas, S. (1998). Note of nomenclature and typification of Eulophia Hians Spreng (Orchidaceae) Kew Bulletin 53(4) Page 1006. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 159 - 161. as Eulophia ukingensis and E. clavicornis var. nutans (Includes a picture). |
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