Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia mechowii (Rchb.f.) T.Durand & Schinz

First published in Consp. Fl. Afric. 5: 23 (1894)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Nigeria to W. Ethiopia and S. Africa. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Burundi, Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Eulophia zeyheri.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Geerinck, D. (2005). La Problématique taxonomique du complexe Eulophia abyssinica Reichb. f., E. aurantiaca Rolfe, E. carsonii Rolfe, E. euantha Schltr., E. subulata Rendle, E. thomsonii Rolfe, E. Welwitschii (Reichb. f.) Rendle, E. zeyheri Hook. f. (Orchidaceae) en Afrique. Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 16: 1-11.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2021). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 3: 1-555. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Patel, H. [29] Madagascar K001417311 Yes
Jul 30, 2005 Dehn, G. [698] Zimbabwe Eulophia zeyheri X000000369 Unknown Type Material No
[SRGH.44798] Zimbabwe Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-29575.000 No
Harris, T. [432] Mozambique Eulophia zeyheri K000613868 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [8616 pars.] Malawi Eulophia zeyheri K000078629 Type Yes
Tweedie, E.M. [544] Uganda Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-10939.000 No
Welwitsch [720] Angola Eulophia zeyheri K000078623 Type Yes
Lewis, B.A. [1369] Tanzania Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-60282.000 No
Jackson, G. [676] Malawi Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-12836.000 No
Hale, J. [152] Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-37721.000 No
[SRGH.40048] Zimbabwe Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-29577.000 No
Hall, A.V. [619] South Africa Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-03114.000 No
Verdcourt, B. [3422] Tanzania Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-03737.000 No
Richards, H.M. [14843] Botswana Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-25304.000 No
Cribb, P.; Grey-Wilson, C. [10325] Tanzania Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-36804.000 No
Richards, H.M. [10230] Tanzania Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-06188.000 No
[EAH. 10,999] Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-30459.000 No
Morze, G. [108] Zambia Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-29663.000 No
Mildbraed [1174] Eulophia zeyheri K000078628 Type Yes
Watermeyer, A.M. [207] Tanzania Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-10935.000 No
Wild, H. [17943] Zimbabwe Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-29322.000 No
Welwitsch [720] Angola Eulophia zeyheri K000078624 No
Nigeria Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-25297.000 No
Mechov, A., von [299] Angola Eulophia zeyheri K000078625 Type Yes
Richards, H.M. [7116] Tanzania Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-12835.000 No
Richards, H.M. [15627] Tanzania Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-01812.000 No
Luja [289] Congo, Democratic Republic of the Eulophia zeyheri K000078626 Type No
[SRGH.44804] Zimbabwe Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-31042.000 No
Fries, T.C.E.; Norlindh, T.; Weimarck, H. [2502] Zimbabwe Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-10934.000 No
Troupin, G. [4126] Rwanda Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-10936.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E.; Taylor, P. [7618] Tanzania Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-10937.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [4068] Eulophia zeyheri K:SPC-29569.000 No
Welwitsch [718] Angola Eulophia zeyheri K000078627 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0