Eulophia pulchra
| Gonzo orchid | |
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| Eulophia pulchra in the Hanover Botanic Garden | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Eulophia |
| Species: | E. pulchra
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| Binomial name | |
| Eulophia pulchra (
Lindl.[1] | |
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Eulophia pulchra, commonly known as the gonzo orchid,
Description
Eulophia pulchra is a terrestrial
Taxonomy and naming
The gonzo orchid was first formally described in 1822 by Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars who gave it the name Limodorum pulchrum. The description was published in Histoire particuliere des plantes Orchidees recueillies sur les trois iles Australes D'Afrique.[6][7] In 1840, John Lindley changed the name to Eulophia pulchra.[8] The specific epithet (pulchra) is a Latin word meaning "beautiful", "pretty", "fine" or "lovely".[9]
A study of the molecular phylogeny of the subtribe Eulophiinae published in 2014 considered that this species was more closely allied with the genus Oeceoclades, but the move has not been accepted by Plants of the World Online and the name Oeceoclades pulchra var. pelorica is regarded as a synonym.[10][1]
Distribution and habitat
Eulophia pulchra grows in leaf litter in rainforests. It occurs in
References
- ^ a b c "Eulophia pulchra". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ ISBN 1877069124.
- ^ a b "Eulophia pulchra". Flora of China. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Eulophia pulchra". African Orchids. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Eulophia pulchra". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Limodorum pulchrum". APNI. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Petit-Thouars, Louis-Marie (1822). Histoire particuliere des plantes Orchidees recueillies sur les trois iles Australes D'Afrique. Paris. p. 43. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Eulophia pulchra". APNI. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ Brown, Roland Wilbur (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 132.
- ^ 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: 9-23.