Eurychone rothschildiana

Eurychone rothschildiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aerangidinae
Genus: Eurychone
Species: E. rothschildiana
Binomial name
Eurychone rothschildiana
(O'Brien) Schltr.
Synonyms[1]

Angraecum rothschildianum O'Brien

Eurychone rothschildiana is a species of flowering plants in the Orchidaceae family. It is the larger of the two species in the Eurychone genus, with a range extending from Liberia to Uganda, including Nigeria, Ghana, Gabon, Congo-Kinshasa, etc.[1] Its growth habit is monopodial, similar to those species in the genus Phalaenopsis. The flowers are born on short raceme and the flowers themselves are 6 cm across with a very broad lip. The flowers are white with the lip exhibiting a white frilled border with a large green blotch followed by either a brown or purple throat. There is also a 1.5 cm spur attached to the flower.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Stewart, Joyce; Campbell, Bob (1970). Orchids of Tropical Africa. A.S. Barnes & Co. ISBN 0-498-07555-9.

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