4. Orchidaceae

Eulophia cfr. livingstoneana (Rchb. f.) Summerh. Perennial herb, stems 50 cm tall, development of leaves at owering time, in September, or slightly later. Tuberous short rhizome with roots shallowly in the soil. Geophyte/hemicryptophyte. Plot 1, rec. 3; Fl. Zamb.: Terrestrial herb 50–100 cm tall. Perennating organs subterranean, tuberous, (…) irregularly cylindrical, horizontal, branching occasionally; rhizome short, up to 1 cm in diameter, roots scattered along tuber (…).

Eulophia parvula (Rendle) Summerh. Perennial, slender plant. Stems ca 25 cm tall, small owers in September; subterranean tubers forming chains about 1 cm below soil surface. Hemicryptophyte/geophyte. Plot 1 rec. 3; Fl. Zamb.: Very slender terrestrial herb 20–60 cm tall. Perennating organs subterranean, tuberous, (…) irregularly conical, forming chains. (…) dambo or open grassland, usually a er re (…).

Eulophia cfr. pyrophila (Rchb. F.) Summerh. Perennial herb, stems 25–35 (45) cm tall, owers noticed in August and September (November). Subterranean organs tuberous, tubers 1–2.5 cm in diameter and 1–3 cm long, forming short chains. Hemicryptophyte/geophyte. Tab. 3, Fig. 12c – Appendix 1, 2; Fl. Zamb.: Terrestrial herb 13–45 cm tall. Perennating organs subterranean, tuberous (…) forming chains (…). Short grassland and open deciduous woodland, o en a er re (…).

Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledones)