Eulophia rauhii (Senghas) M.W.Chase & Schuit., Phytotaxa 491: 53 (2021).
Homotypic Names:
Eulophidium rauhii Senghas, Orchidee (Hamburg) 24: 61 (1973).
Oeceoclades rauhii (Senghas) Garay & P.Taylor, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 24: 270 (1976).
Description:
Closely related to 0. boinensis from which it differs in having liner-lanceolate sepals and petals and an equally four-lobed lip.
Habitat:
In humid, evergreen forests at elevations of sealevel to 500 meters.
Distribution:
N. Madagascar
References:
Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar Cribb & Hermans 2009; 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): 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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