Eulophia epidendraea (J.Koenig ex Retz.) C.E.C.Fisch.

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (ORCHID FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Orchidaceae
  • Species : Eulophia epidendraea
  • Synonym : Eulophia virens (Roxb.) Spreng.; Limodorum virens Roxb.
  • Basionym : Serapias epidendraea J.Koenig ex Retz.
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Eulophia epidendraea (J.Koenig ex Retz.) C.E.C.Fisch.
  • Collection Nos : FAP 41865; HJCB-0258
  • Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy; K.R.K.Swamy & Arun Singh R.
  • Collection Date : 15/08/2012; 28/11/14
  • Collection Locality : Kalasamudram, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State; Tirumala Hills, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
  • Habitat : Deciduous forest
  • Key identification features : Terrestrial herbs.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : January-April
  • Comments : Often on hills on plains, in scrub jungles, sheltered among thickets.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Anantapur district, Srikakulam district, Visakhapatnam district, Nellore district, Kadapa district, Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district, Keonjhar district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Prasad, K et al 2012 Conservation of Wild Orchids in Sri Krishnadevaraya University Botanic Garden, Ananthapur, Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 4(7);2705-2708; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Eulophia epidendraea. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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