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Eulophia livingstoneana is a species of Eulophia
Description[]
Plant blooms from spring to summer with seven to fifteen 5 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Distribution[]
Plants are found growing in the grasslands and deciduous forest of Rwanda, Burundi, Central African Republic, Zaire, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Transvaal South Africa, Mozambique, The Comoros and Madagascar at elevations of 0 to 2350 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: Livingstone's Eulophia
Synonyms[]
- Eulophia faradjensis De Wild. 1919
- Eulophia gracilior (Rendle) Butzin 1975
- Eulophia jumelleana Schltr. 1913
- Eulophia robusta Rolfe 1910
- Eulophia robusta Schltr. 1913
- Lissochilus affinis Rendle 1895
- Lissochilus cornigerus Rendle 1895
- Lissochilus fallax Rchb.f. 1881
- Lissochilus faradjensis De Wild. 1919
- Lissochilus gracilior Rendle 1895
- Lissochilus gracilior var. angusta Rendle 1895
- Lissochilus jumelleanus (Schltr.) Schltr. 1915
- Lissochilus laggiarae Schltr. 1918
- *Lissochilus livingstoneanus Rchb.f. 1881
- Lissochilus malangensis Rchb.f. 1881
- Lissochilus mediocris Rendle 1895
- Lissochilus rutenbergianus Kraenzl. 1882