Eulophia mechowii

Eulophia mechowii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Eulophia
Species:	E. mechowii
Binomial name
	Eulophia mechowii; (Rchb.f.) T.Durand & Schinz
Synonyms
	Eulophia amblypetala Kraenzl. ; Rchb.f. & Sond., nom. illeg. De Wild. ; Hook.f. Orthochilus mechowii; Eulophia milanjiana Rchb.f. ; Eulophia granducalis Rendle ; (Hook.f.) Szlach. Eulophia praestans; Eulophia bicolor Kraenzl. ; Rendle Eulophia woodii; Eulophia lujae Schltr. ; Orthochilus zeyheri Eulophia zeyheri;

Eulophia mechowii is a species of orchid. It is native from Nigeria to Western Ethiopia and South Africa.^[1] In 2014, it was proposed that it should be transferred to the genus Orthochilus as Orthochilus mechowii.^[2] As of December 2023^[update], Plants of the World Online did not accept the transfer.^[1]

References

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Eulophia mechowii (Rchb.f.) T.Durand & Schinz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
^ Martos, Florent; Johnson, Steven D.; Peter, Craig I.; Bytebier, Benny (2014). "A molecular phylogeny reveals paraphyly of the large genus Eulophia (Orchidaceae): A case for the reinstatement of Orthochilus". Taxon. 63: 9–23. doi:10.12705/631.6.

Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Eulophia mechowii". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.Error: "Q5409482" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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