Eulophia obstipa P.J.Cribb & la Croix 1998 Drawing by © Judi Stone

LATER

Common Name The ? Eulophia

Flower Size

Found in Tanazania, Angola and Zambia in dry woodlands oftenafter fires at elevations around 1300 meters as a medium sized, cool growing terrestrial with unknown subterranean, tubers giving rise to a stem carrying 2 to 3, linear, green, poorly developed at flowering leaves that blooms in the later spring on an erect, terminal, to 6.4" [to 16 cm] long, laxly to about 8 flowered inflorescence with shorter than the ovary, lanceolate, acuminate floral bracts and carrying spreading flowers with golden brown tepals with maroon lines a green and gold lip with a bright mauve-pink margi to the midlobe.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; *Flora Zambesiaca Vol 11 Orchidaceae Part 2 Pope 1998 Drawing fide

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