Eulophia zollingeri

Eulophia zollingeri (H. G. Reichenbach) J. J. Smith, Orch. Java. 228. 1905.

(Eulophia zollingeri (H. G. Reichenbach) J. J. Smith; Photo Yosuke Oda)

Vietnamese name: Lan luân

Chinese Name: 无叶美冠兰 wu ye mei guan lan

Common Name: Zollinger's Eulophia [Swiss Orchid Collector late 1800's]

Australia Name: The Carrion Orchid

Japan Name: Imone-yagara

Thailand Name:  Wan Hua Khru

Latin Name: Eulophia zollingeri (H. G. Reichenbach) J. J. Smith

Family: Orchidaceae

Synonym Name: Cyrtopera formosana Rolfe; Cyrtopera papuana Ridl.; Cyrtopera rufa Thwaites; Cyrtopera sanguinea Lindl.; Cyrtopera zollingeri Rchb.f.; Cyrtopodium rufum (Thwaites) Trimen; Cyrtopodium sanguineum (Lindl.) N.E.Br.; Eulophia carrii C.T.White; Eulophia formosana (Rolfe) Rolfe; Eulophia macrorhiza Blume; Eulophia macrorhiza var. minahassae Schltr.; Eulophia macrorhizon Hook.f.; Eulophia ochobiensis Hayata; Eulophia papuana (Ridl.) J.J.Sm.; Eulophia sanguinea (Lindl.) Hook.f.; Eulophia yushuiana S.Y.Hu; Eulophia zollingeri f. viride Yokota; Graphorchis macrorhiza (Blume) Kuntze; Graphorchis rufa (Thwaites) Kuntze; Graphorchis sanguinea (Lindl.) Kuntze; Graphorkis macrorhiza (Blume) Kuntze; Graphorkis papuana (Ridl.) Kuntze; Graphorkis rufa (Thwaites) Kuntze; Graphorkis sanguinea (Lindl.) Kuntze

Description: Saprophytic orchids, stems 10-20 cm high, with no leaves 5-10 burning, 15-20 flowers, size 2-2.5 cm bloom in the spring.

Distribution: Found in Assam, eastern Himalayas, Bhutan, lower India, Andaman Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, Fujian, Guangdong, Guanxi, south Jiangxi and Yunnan provinces of China, Vietnam, Laos, Hong Kong, Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Borneo, Java, Moluccas, the Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra, New Guinea and Queensland Australia. In Viet Nam: Đà Lạt.

Ecological: Sparse forests, bamboo forests, grassy slopes; sea level to 500 m

Reference:

Theplantlist

Efloras.org

Orchidspecies.com