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