Eulophia pulchra

Eulophia pulchra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Monocota Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Eulophiinae
Genus: Eulophia
Species: Eulophia pulchra

Name

Eulophia pulchra (Thouars) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 182 (1833).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Limodorum pulchrum Thouars, Hist. Orchid.: t. 43 (1822).
• Homotypic
  • Graphorkis pulchra (Thouars) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 662 (1891).
  • Lissochilus pulcher (Thouars) H.Perrier, Fl. Madag. 49(2): 41 (1941), nom. illeg..
  • Eulophidium pulchrum (Thouars) Summerh., Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 27: 400 (1957).
  • Oeceoclades pulchra (Thouars) P.J.Cribb & M.A.Clem., Austral. Orchid Res. 1: 99 (1989).
• Heterotypic
  • Eulophia macrostachya Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 183 (1833).
  • Eulophia emarginata Blume, Coll. Orchid.: 180 (1859), nom. illeg.
  • Eulophia striata Rolfe, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 29: 53 (1891).
  • Graphorkis blumeana Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 663 (1891).
  • Graphorkis macrostachya (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 662 (1891).
  • Graphorkis calographis Thouars, Bull. Herb. Boissier 2: 459 (1894), pro syn.
  • Eulophia coccifera Frapp. ex Cordem., Fl. Réunion: 222 (1895).
  • Eulophia versicolor Frapp. ex Cordem., Fl. Réunion: 221 (1895).
  • Eulophia dahliana Kraenzl., Notizbl. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 2: 105 (1898), nom. illeg.
  • Graphorkis bisdahliana Kuntze, Deutsche Bot. Monatsschr. 21: 173 (1903).
  • Eulophia papuana F.M.Bailey, Queensland Agric. J. 19: 273 (1907), nom. illeg.
  • Eulophia ambaxiana J.J.Sm., Nova Guinea 8: 26 (1909).
  • Eulophia guamensis Ames, Philipp. J. Sci., C 9: 12 (1914).
  • Eulophia rouxii Kraenzl. in F.Sarasin & J.Roux, Nova Caledonia, Bot. 1: 82 (1914).
  • Eulophia silvatica Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 586 (1915).
  • Eulophia novoebudae Kraenzl., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 76: 301 (1929).
  • Eulophidium silvaticum (Schltr.) Summerh., Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 27: 402 (1957).
  • Eulophia pelorica D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem., Orchadian 14(8: Sci. Suppl.): ix (2004).
  • Eulophia pulchra var. actinomorpha W.M.Lin, Kuo Huang & T.P.Lin, Taiwania 51: 163 (2006).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa East Tropical Africa Tanzania. South Tropical Africa Mozambique, Zimbabwe. Western Indian Ocean Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion. Asia-Temperate Eastern Asia Taiwan. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent India, Sri Lanka. Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera. Papuasia New Guinea, Solomon Islands. Australasia Australia Queensland. Pacific Southwestern Pacific Fiji, Niue, New Caledonia, Tonga, Vanuatu. Northwestern Pacific Caroline Islands, Marianas. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1833. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 182.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Eulophia pulchra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Sep 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. Eulophia pulchra. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Sep 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. {{subst:CNTYEAR}}. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Eulophia pulchra. Accessed: 1 Sep {{subst:CNTYEAR}}. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Eulophia pulchra. Published online. Accessed: 1 Sep 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Gonzo orchid
Tiếng Việt: Luân lan gié to
中文: 南洋芋蘭, 大芋蘭
中文（简体）: 美花美冠兰, 南洋芋兰

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