Eulophia massokoensis Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Eulophia

Characteristics

A terrestrial herb 20–35 cm. tall.. Perennating organs conical to ovoid, proximate, 1.5–4 cm. tall, 1–1.5 cm. diameter; roots 1 mm. diameter, white.. Leaves 6–7, vestigial, in a fan, up to 16 cm. long, 2 mm. wide.. Inflorescence laxly 5–10-flowered; peduncle slender, wiry, 1 mm. diameter, bearing a short sheath in the middle; rhachis 5–11 cm. long; bracts linear-lanceolate, acuminate, 3–7 mm. long.. Flowers chocolate-brown with a white or cream lip, brown spur and greenish column; pedicel and ovary 7–11 mm. long.. Dorsal sepal erect, linear, acuminate, 11–15 mm. long, 1 mm. wide; lateral sepals similar.. Petals porrect, narrowly oblong, acute or acuminate, 8–11 mm. long, 1.5–2 mm. wide, recurved at apex.. Lip 3-lobed, 10–13 mm. long, 5.5–7 mm. wide; side lobes narrowly oblong, rounded in front; mid-lobe elliptic, obtuse; callus of 3 fleshy ridges on disc and 3–5 lines of flap-like papillae on mid-lobe.. Spur clavate, little incurved, 3–4 mm. long.. Column 4 mm. long; foot obscure.. Fruit pendent, 16–18 mm. long.
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Lip 10–13 × 5.5–7 mm, 3-lobed at about halfway; side lobes narrowly oblong, rounded in front; mid-lobe 5–6 × 3–4 mm, elliptic, obtuse, the margins often curved up; callus of 3 basal ridges turning to dissected lamellae, or flap-like papillae, on the mid-lobe; spur 3–4 mm long, deflexed, clavate at tip.
Perennating organs partly subterranean, pseudobulbous, 1.5–4 × 1–1.5 cm, conical to ovoid, forming a chain; roots 1 mm in diameter.
Leaves 6–7, forming a fan, to 16 cm × 2 mm, narrowly linear, just starting to develop at flowering time.
Petals 8–11 × 1–2 mm, narrowly oblong, acute or acuminate, lying over column, the tips recurved.
Inflorescence laxly several-flowered; scape slender, with a short sheath about halfway.
Sepals and petals brown, lip cream or creamy-mauve; spur brown, column green.
Sepals erect, 10–15 × 1–1.5 mm, linear, acuminate.
Bracts 3–7 mm long, lanceolate, acuminate.
Slender terrestrial herb 20–46 cm tall.
Capsule pendent, 13–18 mm long.
Pedicel and ovary 7–11 mm long.
Column 4 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.41
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Eulophia massokoensis world distribution map, present in Angola, Tanzania, United Republic of, and Zambia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:634762-1
WFO ID wfo-0000960066
COL ID 3CC23
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Synonyms

Eulophia massokoensis Eulophia friesii