Eulophia lanceata H.Perrier, Bull. Soc. Bot. France 82: 156 (1935).
Homotypic Names:
Oeceoclades lanceata (H.Perrier) Garay & P.Taylor, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 24: 263 (1976).
Description:
H. Perrier has reduced this species to a synonym of Eulophia pandarata Rolfe, but the two are amply distinct from one another in floral details, especially in the shape of the lip. Vegetatively it is reminiscent of Oeceoclades seychellarum. The flowers are rose-colored.
Habitat:
Distribution:
C. Madagascar
References:
Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar: 1-456.; 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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