Eulophia galeoloides Kraenzl. 1898 Photo courtesy of © Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz and their Website

Common Name The Galeola-Like Eulophia

Flower Size 1/2" [1.25 cm]

Found in Ghana, Nigeria, Zaire, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi in deep shade in evergreen forests at elevations of 1050 to 1300 meters as a mini-miniature to large sized, warm growing terrestrial saprophyte with subterranean, fleshy rhizomes without leaves giving rise in the summer to an erect, laxly to densely few to many flowered inflorescence with 2 to 3 tubular bracts towards the base and 2 to 4, lanceolate, acuminate bracts above

Synonyms Eulophia cyrtosioides Schltr. 1900; Eulophia goetzeana Kraenzl. 1900

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora of Tropical East Africa Orchidaceae Part 3 Cribb 1989; Orchids of Kenya Stewart 1996; Flora Zambesiaca Vol 11 Part 2 Pope 1998;

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