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Specimen #378094

Taxonomy

Family : Orchidaceae
Species : Eulophia angolensis
Subspecies : -
Variety : -
Forma : -
Current name : Eulophia angolensis (Rchb.f.) Summerh. Help icon.
The botanical name under which the specimen is filed in the herbarium.
Accept name : -
Local name : -

Collecting data

Collection number : 507
Collector : Sperry T.
Collection date : 11/04/1952
Collection comment : -
Locality : SE of Golu; N. of Nioka; Ituri; CB.

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Locality

Place num : 2902
Locality : Golu (2°24', E 30°36') env. Nioka.
Geosource :-
UTM : -
Altitude :
Latitude : 2.40
Longitude : 30.60
Country : CONGO, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE
Phytoregion : VIII (Lac Albert) Help icon.
The phytoregions are the ones used by Paul Bamps in its book "Flore d'Afrique Centrale : Zaïre - Rwanda - Burundi. Répertoire des lieux de récolte" published by The National Botanic Garden of Belgium in June 1982.

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Specimen information

Description : an erect herb 9-12 dm high with a large open spike of flowers at top; three ( 2-4) linear leaves produced on separate short stem from the rhizome; flowers 3-5 cm broad; petals bright yellow; sepals dark red; uncommon; Taton 1104
Uses : -
Habitat : wet savannas adjacent to Shari River
Barcode : BR0000009978843

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