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Eulophia guineensis is a species of Eulophia
Description[]
Plant blooms from fall to winter with five to fifteen 5 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Distribution[]
Plants are found growing in scrubs and woodland forest of Cape Verde Islands, Benin, Burkino Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Siera Leone, Togo, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Rwanda, Zaire, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Oman, Sauida Arabia and Yemen at elevations of 600 to 2000 meters
Culture[]
Plant should be grown in well drain medium such as medium bark, tree fern or full sphagnum moss. Plants are usually grown mounted. Keep plant in warm temperatures in moderate to bright light. Keep mix moist but not wet and reduce watering in the winter.
Naming[]
Common Name: The Guinea Eulophia
Synonyms[]
- Eulophia congoensis Cogn. 1895
- Eulophia guineensis var. kibilana Schltr. 1915
- Eulophia guineensis var purpurata Kotschy 1865
- Eulophia guineensis var. tisserantii Szlach. & Olszewski 2001
- Eulophia quartiniana A. Rich. 1850
- Galeandra quartiniana (A.Rich.) Rchb.f. 1852
- Graphorchis guineensis (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891
- Saccolabium abyssinicum A.Rich. 1851