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Eulophia mechowii
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Photo: Stefaan Dondeyne
Along trail from Chikukwa camp to forest, lower Chimanimani Mts
Photo: Bart Wursten
Grass plateau above Morumbodzi Falls, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa.
Photo: Bart Wursten
Grass plateau above Morumbodzi Falls, lower slopes Mt Gorongosa.
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| Synonyms: |
Eulophia ?milanjiana Rendle Eulophia zeyheri Hook. f. |
| Common names: | Banana orchid (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Robust terrestrial, up to 70 cm. Leaves long and narrow, usually just developing or absent at the time of flowering. Inflorescence dense and short with many flowers up to 7 cm in diameter, lemon yellow with a deep yellow-orange lip and a purple-brown throat. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | zeyheri: named after Carl Zeyher, 1799 - 1858, a German naturalist |
| Habitat: | A species of hillsides in miombo and wooded grassland, bracken scrub along forest edges, and occasionally along roadsides. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Jan |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread from Nigeria to Sudan and South to South Africa |
| Mozambique distribution: | Z,MS,M |
| Growth form: | P |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 1 August 2012 |
| Literature: |
Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 34, plate 54 as Eulophia zeyheri |
Other sources of information about Eulophia mechowii:
African Plant Database: Eulophia mechowiiBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Eulophia mechowii
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Eulophia mechowii
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Eulophia mechowii
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Eulophia mechowii
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Eulophia mechowii
JSTOR Plant Science: Eulophia mechowii
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Eulophia mechowii
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Eulophia mechowii
Tropicos: Eulophia mechowii
West African Plants database: Eulophia mechowii
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