Eulophia herbacea Lindl. 1833 Photo by © Tripetch P.

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Common Name The Herb Eulophia - In China Mao Chun Mei Guan Lan

Flower Size 1.6 to 1.8" [4 to 4.5 cm]

Found in the western Himalayas, Chinese Himalayas, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanamar, Thailand and Laos in montane grasslands and scrub at elevations around 1000 to 1500 meters as a small to medium sized, warm growing terrestrial with above ground, irregularily ovoid, few noded, glabrous pseduobulbs carrying 2 to 3, linear-lanceolate leaves that are present or appear just after blooming which occurs in the late spring and early summer on an erect, 12 to 24" [30 to 60 cm] long, laxly several flowered inflorescence and carrying fragrant flowers

Synonyms Eulophia albiflora Edgew. ex Lindl. 1859; Eulophia brachypetala Lindl. 1859; Eulophia lachnocheila Hook.f.. 1890; Eulophia vera Royle 1839; Geodorum bicolor (Roxb.) Voigt 1845; Graphorkis bicolor (Roxb.) Kuntze 1891; Graphorkis herbacea (Lindl.) Lyons 1907; Graphorkis lachnocheila (Hook.f.) Kuntze 1891; Limodorum bicolor Roxb.1832

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of North-Western Himalaya Vol IX Part II Duthie 1906 drawing fide; Orchids of Kumaun Himalayas Pangtey, Samant and Rawat 1991; Orchids of India A Glimpse Misra 2007; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009; A to Z of South East Asian Orchid Species Vol 2 O'Byrne 2011 photo fide

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