Orchidaceae
Eulophia

Eulophia ruwenzoriensis Rendle

First published in J. Bot. 33: 166 (1895)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Tropical Africa to Zambia, E. Bolivia to Brazil and NE. Argentina. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil West-Central, Kenya, Paraguay, Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Holland Baptista, D., Docha Neto, A. & Antonio Campacci, M. (2005-2013). Personal communication on Orchidaceae 2 CAOB, São Paulo.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

  • Rendle, A.B. Original description of Eulophia ruwenzoriensis. 33, (1885).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 1980 Stolz, A. [1319] Tanzania Pteroglossaspis ruwenzoriensis K000306607 Unknown Type Material Yes
Carson, A. [s.n.] Tanzania Pteroglossaspis ruwenzoriensis K000306608 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scott Elliot, G.F. [7813] Uganda Pteroglossaspis ruwenzoriensis K000306611 Type Yes
Leedal, G.P. [5026] Tanzania Pteroglossaspis ruwenzoriensis K:SPC-40295.000 No
Bullock, A.A. [3700] Tanzania Pteroglossaspis ruwenzoriensis K:SPC-11000.000 No
Tweedie, E.M. [195A] Kenya Pteroglossaspis ruwenzoriensis K:SPC-06190.000 No
Watermeyer, A.M. [92] Tanzania Pteroglossaspis ruwenzoriensis K:SPC-10998.000 No
Richards, H.M. [8428] Tanzania Pteroglossaspis ruwenzoriensis K:SPC-10999.000 No
Stuckert, T. [6435] Argentina Pteroglossaspis ruwenzoriensis K000588797 Unknown Type Material Yes
Macdonald, P. Tanzania Pteroglossaspis ruwenzoriensis K:SPC-48077.000 No
Copley, H. [97] Kenya Pteroglossaspis ruwenzoriensis K:SPC-15025.000 No
Williams, J.C. [E.A.H. 12318] Kenya Pteroglossaspis ruwenzoriensis K:SPC-00616.000 No
Scott Elliot, G.F. [7859] Uganda Pteroglossaspis ruwenzoriensis K000306610 Type Yes
Nutt, W.H. [s.n.] Tanzania Pteroglossaspis ruwenzoriensis K000306609 Type Yes
Richards, H.M. [4409] Zambia Pteroglossaspis ruwenzoriensis K:SPC-12881.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Eulophiinae: e-monocot.org

    • All Rights Reserved

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • 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