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Eulophia speciosa (R.Br.) Bolus

Protologue J. Linn. Soc., Bot. xxv. (1889) 184.BHLIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Eulophia speciosa--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal.  Along Hwy N2 so. of Hluhluwe. 2 Oct 03. 022.jpg

Eulophia speciosa--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Along Hwy N2 so. of Hluhluwe. 2 Oct 03. 022.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Eulophia speciosa--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal.  Along Hwy N2 so. of Hluhluwe. 2 Oct 03. 024.jpg

Eulophia speciosa--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Along Hwy N2 so. of Hluhluwe. 2 Oct 03. 024.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Eulophia speciosa--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal.  Along Hwy N2 so. of Hluhluwe. 2 Oct 03. 020.jpg

Eulophia speciosa--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Along Hwy N2 so. of Hluhluwe. 2 Oct 03. 020.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Eulophia speciosa--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal.  Along Hwy N2 so. of Hluhluwe. 2 Oct 03. 023.jpg

Eulophia speciosa--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Along Hwy N2 so. of Hluhluwe. 2 Oct 03. 023.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Eulophia speciosa--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal.  Along Hwy N2 so. of Hluhluwe. 2 Oct 03. 021.jpg

Eulophia speciosa--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Along Hwy N2 so. of Hluhluwe. 2 Oct 03. 021.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Eulophia speciosa--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal.  Along Hwy N2 so. of Hluhluwe. 2 Oct 03. 014.jpg

Eulophia speciosa--So. Africa. KwaZuluNatal. Along Hwy N2 so. of Hluhluwe. 2 Oct 03. 014.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Provinces, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Saudi Arabia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

October 2, 2003

Location

South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hibiscus Coast NU)

-31.006667, 30.177222

Location Remarks

Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Eulophia

Specific Epithet

speciosa

Authorship

(R.Br.) Bolus

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#249,813 of 335,497

Top 75%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →