Eulophia hereroensis Schltr. 1896 Photo courtesy of © Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz and their Website

Inflorscence Photo by Michael J Kimberley

Common Name The Hereroland Eulophia [An area of Namimbia]

Flower Size 1 to 1.2" [2.5 to 3 cm]

Found in Angola, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namimbia and Cape Province, Orange Free State and Transvaal states of South Africa at elevations of 1075 to 1700 meters as a small to medium sized, cool growing terrestrial with narrow, linear, acute leaves that are partially to fully developed that blooms in the spring on an erect, somewhat laxly 5 to 25 flowered inflorescence

Synonyms Eulophia junodiana Kraenzl 1897; Eulophia pillansii Bolus 1911; Eulophia undulata Rolfe 1905

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Wild Orchids of Southern Africa Stewart, Linder, Schelpe & Hall 1982; AOS Bulletin Vol 66 #7 1997 photo fide; Flora Zambesiaca Vol 11 OrchidaceaePart 2 Pope 1998 photo fide; Orchids of Southern Africa Linder & Kurzweil 1999 photo fide; Field Guide to the Orchids of Northern South Africa and Swaziland McMurty, Grobler, Grobler & Burns 2008 photos fide; Terrestrial African Orchids, A select Review John S. Ball 2009 drawing fide; The Cape Orchids Liltved & Johnson 2012 photos fide

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