Eulophia rolfeana Kraenzl. 1903

Plant and Flowers in situ Photo courtesy of © Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz and their Website

Common Name Rolfe's Eulophia [Director of Kew English late 1800/ early 1900's]

Flower Size 1.2" [3 cm]

Found in Zaire, Angola, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe in woodlands, rocky hillsides and dry dambos at elevations of 900 to 1500 meters as a small sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial with a partly subterranean, conical, chain-forming tuberous growth giving rise to3 to 5, linear, grass-like leaves that are partially developed at blooming occuring in the spring on 1 to 2, erect, laxly 2 to 5 flowered inflorescence with an ovate bract in the basal half.

Synonyms Eulophia williamsonii P.J.Cribb 1977

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

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