Eulophia pyrophila (Rchb.f.) Summerh. 1947 publ. 1948 Specimen by © J Kirk and JSTOR Plant Sciences Website

Common Name The ? Eulophia

Flower Size

Found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe in wet open grasslands and woodland in high rainfall areas at elevations of 600 to 1400 meters as a miniature to medium sized, hot to warm growing terrestrial with subterranean, chain forming tubers giving rise to 4 to 5, lowest sheathing, upper, linear, coriaceous leaves that are absent at flowering occuring in the spring on a laxly many flowered inflorescence with linear, acuminate floral bracts.

Synonyms Eulophia excavata Butzin 1957; Eulophia letouzeyana Geerinck 1989 publ. 1990; Eulophia maesta (Merxm.) Butzin 1975; Eulophia microceras (Rchb.f.) Summerh. 1953; Eulophia taylorii (Ridl.) Butzin 1975; Lissochilus cochlearis Schltr. 1916; Lissochilus heteroglossus Rchb.f. 1881; Lissochilus maestus Merxm.1951; Lissochilus microceras Rchb.f. 1881; *Lissochilus pyrophilus Rchb.f. 1878; Lissochilus taylorii Ridl. 1886

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; The Orchids of South Central Africa Williamson 1977 drawing fide; FGlora of Troopical East Africa Part 3 Cribb 1989; Flora Zambesiaca Vol 11 Part 2 Pope 1998

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