Eulophia sabulosa Schltr.

Species

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Characteristics

A terrestrial herb 35–70 cm. tall.. Perennating organs pseudobulbous, approximate, conical, in chains, 1.7–3.5 cm. tall, 1.5–2.3 cm. diameter; roots 1–1.5 mm. diameter.. Leaves 7–8, in a fan, linear, acute or acuminate, 4–21 cm. long, 3–11 mm. wide, basal 3 sheathing.. Inflorescences 1–2, laxly few–many-flowered; peduncle slender, 1–2 mm. diameter; rhachis 10–29 cm. long; bracts linear, acuminate, 4–10 mm. long.. Flowers with green or brownish green sepals; petals green at base, white at apex; lip white with a purple mid-lobe, cream callus and purple-striped side lobes; pedicel and ovary 12–18 mm. long.. Dorsal sepal fleshy, erect, linear-oblong, acuminate, 12–18 mm. long, 1 mm. wide; lateral sepals similar.. Petals porrect, oblong-narrowly elliptic, acute or apiculate, 8–12 mm. long, 2–3 mm. wide, recurved at tip.. Lip 3-lobed, 8–11 mm. long, 6–7.5 mm. wide; side lobes oblong, rounded in front; mid-lobe ovate, acute, recurved; callus of 2 ridges with several lines of long papillae in front on mid-lobe.. Spur cylindric, slightly sigmoid, 4–5 mm. long.. Column 4–5 mm. long; foot 1 mm. long.. Fruit pendent, ± 20 mm. long.. Fig. 105/1–9, p. 466.
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Lip 8–11 × 6–7.5 mm, 3-lobed; side lobes oblong, rounded in front; mid-lobe ovate, acute, recurved, more than half of the total length of the lip; callus of 2 basal ridges and several lines of long papillae on the mid-lobe; spur 4–5 mm long, cylindrical, slightly sigmoid.
Sepals green, yellow-green or brownish; petals white or green with a white apex; lip white, the mid-lobe red-purple, with white papillae, the side lobes striped red-purple; column white, tipped purple.
Petals 8–12 × 2–3 mm, oblong to narrowly elliptic, acute or apiculate, recurved at the tips, lying over the column.
Perennating organs pseudobulbous, subterranean, 1.7–3.5 × 1.5–2.3 cm, conical, forming chains.
Inflorescences 1–2, laxly few-to many-flowered; scape slender; rhachis 10–35 cm long.
Pedicel and ovary 12–18 mm long, standing out horizontally from the rhachis.
Leaves 7–8, forming a fan, 4–21 cm × 3–11 mm, the basal 3 sheathing.
Sepals erect, 12–20 × 1–2 mm, linear-oblong, acuminate.
Bracts 4–10 mm long, linear, acuminate.
Slender terrestrial herb 35–70 cm tall.
Column 4–5 mm long; foot 1 mm long.
Capsule pendent, ± 20 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) 0.35 - 0.7
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Eulophia sabulosa world distribution map, present in Tanzania, United Republic of, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:634900-1
WFO ID wfo-0000960231
COL ID 3CC3R
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Synonyms

Eulophia sabulosa