Eulophia coddii A.V.Hall

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Eulophia

Characteristics

Plants with leaves narrowly linear, sulcate adaxially, more than half the length of the flowering stem, up to 250 x 5 mm; flowering stem 280-420 mm tall. Inflorescences rather lax, 6-15-flowered; bracts about as long as the ovary, lanceolate, acuminate. Flowers: sepals brown, petals cream-coloured. Median sepal 12-15 mm long, oblong, apiculate; lateral sepals similar. Petals as long as median sepal, elliptic-ovate, obtuse to mucronate. Lip 3-lobed, crests consisting of low verrucose ridges on all central veins, extending to near midlobe apex; midlobe irregularly denticulate; side lobes adnate to the distal half of the mentum, the apical free portion {h total side lobe length; mentum 4-5 mm long; spur shortly conical, obªtuse. Gynostemium 8 mm long.
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Terrestrial herb, up to 400 mm tall. Leaves 5 mm wide. Odd sepal 12-15 mm long. Midlobe of lip irregularly denticulate. Crests consisting of low ridges on all main veins of lip, extending to near midlobe apex. Flowers with brown sepals, cream petals and lip.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.34 - 0.41
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Soil texture 5-6
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Distribution

Eulophia coddii world distribution map, present in South Africa

Conservation status

Eulophia coddii threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:634512-1
WFO ID wfo-0000959779
COL ID 3CBXJ
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Synonyms

Eulophia coddii