Eulophia subsaprophytica Schltr.

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Christon Bank, carpark

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Christon Bank, carpark

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Christon Bank, carpark

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Road before Nhabawa Village, Chimanimani Conservation area bufferzone

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Synonyms:	Eulophia sp. of Moriarty, Wild Flowers of Malawi: Plate 21, 2 (1975). Eulophia sp. no. 1 of Grosvenor in Excelsa 6: 82 (1976).
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Status:	Native
Description:	Saprophytic terrestrial, up to 70 cm. Stems purple-brown when young, turning greyish with age. Leaves 3, purple-brown, bract-like. Inflorescence lax, up to 20-flowered. Sepals linear, purple-brown, semi-erect, reflexed at the tips. Petals yellowish-purple, overlying the column but curled back at the tips. Lip 3-lobed, pointed, densely papillose, white, yellowish near the base. Spur up to 5 mm, slightly bulbous near the apex.
Type location:	Tanzania
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Derivation of specific name:	subsaprophitica: nearly saprophytic.
Habitat:	In miombo, mixed deciduous and mopane woodland, on sandy and loamy soils.
Altitude range:	800 - 1600 m
Flowering time:	Nov - Dec
Worldwide distribution:	DRC, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Zambian distribution (Flora Zambesiaca):	B,N,W,C,E,S
Zambian distribution (Provinces):	Nw,N,E,C,Lk,S
Growth form(s):	Terrestrial.
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Literature:	Burrows, J.E. & Willis, C.K. (eds) (2005). Plants of the Nyika Plateau Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 31 SABONET, Pretoria Page 325. Fibeck, W. & Dare, M. (1993). Terrestrial Orchids in Zimbabwe. Excelsa 16 Page 62. Grosvenor, R.K. (1976). A list of orchids indigenous in Rhodesia. Excelsa 6 Page 82. La Croix, I. & Cribb, P.J. (1998). Orchidaceae (Part 2) Flora Zambesiaca 11(2) Page 527. La Croix, I. et al. (1991). Orchids of Malawi A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam Page 324. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 96. Moriarty, A. (1975). Wild Flowers of Malawi Purnell & sons Cape Town. Pages 41 - 42. as Eulophia sp. (Includes a picture). Phiri, P.S.M. (2005). A Checklist of Zambian Vascular Plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 32 Page 120. Strugnell, A.M. (2006). A Checklist of the Spermatophytes of Mount Mulanje, Malawi Scripta Botanica Belgica 34 National Botanic Garden of Belgium Page 136. Williamson, G. (1977). The Orchids of South Central Africa J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. Pages 162 - 163. (Includes a picture).

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