Eulophia macrantha Rolfe 1897 Photo courtesy of © Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz and their Website

Common Name The Spotted Eulophia

Flower Size 4" [10 cm]

Found in Malawi and Zimbawe in bamboo clumps at elevations of 1000 to 1200 meters as a large to giant sized, cool growing terrestrial saprophyte with subterranean tuberous growths without leaves giving rise to in the summer an erect, yellow, densely 3 to 20 flowered inflorescence enveloped by brownish, loose bracts

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Zambesiaca Vol 11 OrchidaceaePart 2 Pope 1998;

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