List of Eulophia species

The following is a list of Eulophia species recognised by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew as at October 2018:^[1]

(Ethiopia, Eritrea)
(Southern Africa)
(South Congo to southern tropical Africa)
(Tropical and Southern Africa)
(Ethiopia)
(Angola)
Eulophia alta (Tropical Africa, southern Florida, Mexico to tropical America)
(Uganda)
Eulophia andamanensis (Andaman and Nicobar Islands to Langkawi, Malaysia)
(Tropical and southern Africa)
(Comoros)
(Thailand)
(Angola)
(South Congo to Botswana)
(Africa)
(West tropical Africa to Central African Republic).
Eulophia bicallosa (Taiwan, tropical Asia to North Australia)
(Mozambique)
(Mozambique ?)
(Réunion)
(Borneo, Sarawak)
(Nigeria to Angola)
(Taiwan)
(Assam to South Central China)
(South Congo to North Zambia)
(Western tropical Africa)
(West tropical Africa to Cameroon)
(Burundi)
(Africa)
(southern Africa)
(Tanzania to Eswatini)
(India)
(tropical Africa)
(Africa)
(Thailand)
(South Congo to Angola)
(Africa)
(North Borneo)
(Angola)
(tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar)
Eulophia coddii (Northern Prov. of South Africa)
(Tanzania to southern Africa)
(southern Africa)
(Zambia)
(West tropical Africa to Ethiopia)
(tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar)
(Afghanistan to South China)
(southern tropical Africa)
(New Guinea to Bismarck Islands)
(East Himalaya)
Eulophia dentata (Luzon)
(Sierra Leone)
(Angola)
(Indo-China)
Eulophia ecristata (United States of America, Cuba)
(Cameroon, Southwest Tanzania to Malawi)
Eulophia ensata (Africa)
(Madagascar)
(India, Sri Lanka)
(Southwest Tanzania)
(Africa)
Eulophia euglossa (West tropical Africa to Ethiopia)
(Africa)
(East Java to Lesser Sunda Islands)
(Himalaya to India).
(Rwanda to southern tropical Africa)
- Eulophia eylesii var. auquieriana (Rwanda to Congo)
- Eulophia eylesii var. eylesii (South Congo to southern tropical Africa)
(Central African Republic)
(South Congo)
(Madagascar)
(Himalaya to Indo-China)
(tropical Africa)
(Africa)
(Tanzania to Northern Prov. of S. Africa)
(tropical Africa)
(southern tropical Africa)
(Tanzania to S. Trop. Africa)
Eulophia gracilis (West tropical Africa to Angola)
Eulophia graminea (tropical and subtropical Asia to Marianas, Guam).
(Madagascar)
Eulophia guineensis (Cape Verde, tropical Africa, Arabian Peninsula)
(Himalaya to Indo-China)
(southern tropical and southern Africa)
(Africa)
- Eulophia hians var. hians (Africa)
- Eulophia hians var. inaequalis (Africa)
- Eulophia hians var. nutans(Africa)
(South Congo to Zambia)
(East Madagascar)
(Africa)
- purple swamp orchid (tropical and southern Africa)
(South Africa)
(Southeast Madagascar)
(Western and Central Java)
(West tropical Africa to Chad)
(Assam)
(Tanzania to southern tropical Africa)
(Ethiopia to Botswana)
(Nigeria to Sudan and Botswana)
(Congo)
(southern tropical and southern Africa)
(South Congo)
(Papua New Guinea)
(West tropical Africa to Uganda)
(South Africa)
(Southern Africa)
(Africa, Comoros)
(Burundi to southern tropical Africa, KwaZulu-Natal)
(Angola to Zambia)
(East Himalaya)
(East Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal)
(Southeast and South Madagascar)
(southern tropical Africa)
(Indo-China)
(Tanzania to southern tropical Africa)
(North Madagascar)
(Sikkim to Assam)
(Tanzania to Zambia)
Eulophia mechowii (Africa)
Eulophia meleagris (East Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal)
(Africa)
(Yunnan)
(tropical Africa)
(Tanzania to Zimbabwe)
(southern tropical Africa)
(Africa)
(Île des Pins of New Caledonia)
(West Tanzania to southern tropical Africa)
(Central Madagascar)
(Nicobar Islands)
(Asia, Western Pacific)
(Africa)
(Tanzania to southern tropical Africa)
(Burundi to southern tropical Africa)
(Tanzania to Angola)
Eulophia obtusa (Bangladesh, North India)
(India)
(Tropical and southern Africa)
(tropical Africa)
(Kenya to southern Africa)
- Eulophia ovalis var. bainesii (Kenya to southern Africa)
- Eulophia ovalis var. ovalis (Zimbabwe to southern Africa)
(Congo)
(southern tropical and South Africa)
(southern Africa)
(Nigeria to Sudan and Zimbabwe)
(Indo-China)
(tropical Africa)
(Northwest Madagascar)
Eulophia petersii (Eritrea to southern Africa, Arabian Peninsula)
(South Africa)
(Central Madagascar)
(Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion)
(South Cape Prov. of S. Africa)
(Rwanda)
(florida)
(India)
(Darjiling to Indo-China)
(Angola)
Eulophia pulchra (Africa, Western Pacific)
(tropical Africa)
(West tropical Africa)
(West Madagascar)
(Africa)
(Madagascar)
(Tanzania to southern tropical Africa)
(North Zambia)
(South Congo to southern tropical Africa)
(Tanzania to Angola)
(Madagascar)
(Africa, Soputh America)
(Tanzania to southern tropical Africa)
(Zambia to Zimbabwe)
(South Congo)
(Ethiopia to Northern Prov. of South Africa)
(Taiwan)
(Burundi to southern tropical Africa)
(Thailand)
(Guangxi)
(West tropical Africa to Cameroon)
Eulophia speciosa (Ethiopia to South Africa, Southwest Arabian Peninsula)
(Nigeria to Ethiopia and Mozambique)
Eulophia stenopetala (Central Bhutan)
(Ghana, South Sudan, Uganda)
Eulophia streptopetala (Eritrea to South Africa, Southwest Arabian Peninsula)
- Eulophia streptopetala var. rueppelii (Ethiopia, Yemen)
- Eulophia streptopetala var. stenophylla (East tropical Africa)
- Eulophia streptopetala var. streptopetala (Eritrea to southern Africa)
(Philippines to Sulawesi)
(Tanzania to southern tropical Africa)
(Africa)
(Congo)
(South Congo)
(Africa)
(East tropical Africa)
Eulophia taiwanensis (Southeast Taiwan)
(Burundi to Zimbabwe)
(southern tropical and South Africa)
(Africa)
(South Congo to Angola)
(Africa)
(Tanzania to southern Africa)
(Tanzania)
Eulophia venosa (Maluku to Queensland)
(Tanzania to southern tropical Africa)
(Africa)
(Africa)
(Africa)
(Madagascar)
(South Africa)
Eulophia zollingeri (tropical and subtropical Asia to Queensland)

Transferred to Orthochilus[]

After a molecular phylogeny published in 2014 revealed that the genus Eulophia was paraphyletic unless a clade containing Orthochilus was recognized, 34 species and one subspecies were transferred to the resurrected genus Orthochilus, which included many Eulophia and all Pteroglossaspis taxa. This reduced the number of Eulophia species from 201 to 165. The authors also suggested recognizing Oeceoclades pulchra instead of Eulophia pulchra. The taxa formerly recognized in Eulophia include:^[2]

, formerly Eulophia abyssinica
, formerly Eulophia aculeata
, formerly Eulophia adenoglossa
, formerly Eulophia albobrunnea
, formerly Eulophia aurantiaca
, formerly Eulophia carsonii
, formerly Eulophia chlorantha
, formerly Eulophia clandestina
, formerly Eulophia corymbosa
, formerly Eulophia distans
Orthochilus ecristatus, formerly Eulophia ecristata
Orthochilus ensatus, formerly Eulophia ensata
, formerly Eulophia euantha
, formerly Eulophia eustachya
, formerly Eulophia foliosa
, formerly Eulophia holubii
, formerly Eulophia leontoglossa
, formerly Eulophia litoralis
Orthochilus mechowii, formerly Eulophia mechowii
, formerly Eulophia milnei
, formerly Eulophia montis-elgonis
, formerly Eulophia nuttii
, formerly Eulophia odontoglossa
, formerly Pteroglossaspis pittsii
, formerly Eulophia rara
, formerly Eulophia rutenbergiana
, formerly Eulophia ruwenzoriensis
, formerly Eulophia subulata
, formerly Eulophia tabularis
, formerly Eulophia thomsonii
, formerly Eulophia trilamellata
, formerly Eulophia vinosa
, formerly Eulophia walleri
, formerly Eulophia welwitschii

References[]

^ "Eulophia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
^ Martos, F., S.D. Johnson, C.I. Peter, and B. Bytebier. 2014. A molecular phylogeny reveals paraphyly of the large genus Eulophia (Orchidaceae): A case for the reinstatement of Orthochilus. Taxon 63(1): 9-23.

[1] "Eulophia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

[Martos_et_al._2014-2] Martos, F., S.D. Johnson, C.I. Peter, and B. Bytebier. 2014. A molecular phylogeny reveals paraphyly of the large genus Eulophia (Orchidaceae): A case for the reinstatement of Orthochilus. Taxon 63(1): 9-23.

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