Eulophia angornensis (Rchb.f.) P.J.Cribb, Lindleyana 13: 174 (1998).
Homotypic Synonyms:
Galeandra angornensis Rchb.f., Linnaea 20: 680 (1847).
Heterotypic Synonyms:
Galeandra angornensis Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 650 (1863), orth. var.
Lissochilus anjoanensis (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f., Flora 48: 188 (1865).
Description:
This plant apparently comes from the island of Agorna , near Anjouan, but does not appear to be present on any other of the islands of the Comoros. The following are the principal characteristics: according to the original description (type not known): inflorescence many-flowered; floral divisions unequal, the externals lanceolate-acute (25 x 10 mm) margins sometimes undulate, the internals oval-obtuse (25 x 8.2 mm), thinner is texture and always undulate marginally. Labellum oval, obscurely trilobed, provided with a saccate spur basally, rectangular; lateral lobes oval, ascending, found in the lower third of the labellum; median lobe bilobed, lobes acute; undulate marginally; with 2 nearly cylindrical calluses, 4 mm, tall, and bilobed apically, on the front margins of the spur oriface; lateral veins heavy basally, thin apically.
Habitat:
Not recorded.
Notes:
Specimens are incomplete, without leaves or tubers and with flowers of mauve, apparently different from the preceding species, by its larger flowers, and by its very large petals (20 x 18 mm) and the large pouch shaped spur (12 mm wide and 8 mm long).
Distribution:
Comoros
References:
Lindleyana 13: 174 (1998); Expansion of the orchid genus Eulophia (Eulophiinae; Epidendroideae) to include Acrolophia, Cymbidiella, Eulophiella, Geodorum, Oeceoclades and Paralophia by Mark W. Chase, André Schuiteman & Pankaj Kumar. Phytotaxa 491 (1); POWO (2022). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/ Retrieved 26 November 2022."
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