Eulophia picta

Eulophia picta

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Eulophia picta (R.Br.) Ormerod, Checkl. Papuasian Orchids: 293 (2017).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Cymbidium pictum R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 331 (1810).
• Homotypic
  • Geodorum pictum (R.Br.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 175 (1833).
• Heterotypic
  • Arethusa glutinosa Blanco, Fl. Filip.: 641 (1837).
  • Cistella cernua Blume, Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 293 (1825), nom. superfl.
  • Cymbidium nutans (Roxb.) Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 2, 6: 77 (1799).
  • Dendrobium haenkeanum Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 490 (1840).
  • Dendrobium nutans C.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 102 (1827).
  • Epidendrum tuberosum G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr.: 59 (1786), nom. illeg.
  • Eulophia cernua T.C.Hsu, Ill. Fl. Taiwan 2: 36 (2016).
  • Geodorum appendiculatum Griff., Calcutta J. Nat. Hist. 5: 357 (1845).
  • Geodorum candidum (Roxb.) Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 5: 3 (1854).
  • Geodorum densiflorum (Lam.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 259 (1919)
  • Geodorum densiflorum var. kalimpongense R.Yonzone, Lama & Bhujel, McAllen Int. Orchid Soc. J. 13(6): 7 (2012).
  • Geodorum formosanum Rolfe ex Hemsl., Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 9: 157 (1895).
  • Geodorum fucatum Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 20: t. 1687 (1834).
  • Geodorum neocaledonicum Kraenzl., Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 74: 82 (1929).
  • Geodorum nutans (C.Presl) Ames, Orchidaceae 2: 154 (1908).
  • Geodorum pacificum Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1908: 71 (1908).
  • Geodorum pallidum D.Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 31 (1825).
  • Geodorum purpureum R.Br., W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew., ed. 2. 5: 207 (1813), nom. superfl.
  • Geodorum rariflorum Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 6: 2 (1855).
  • Geodorum semicristatum Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 6: 2 (1855).
  • Geodorum tricarinatum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 101 (1911).
  • Limodorum candidum Roxb., Fl. Ind., ed. 1832. 3: 470 (1832).
  • Limodorum densiflorum Lam., Encycl. 3: 516 (1792).
  • Limodorum nutans Roxb., Pl. Coromandel 1: 33 (1795).
  • Malaxis cernua Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 93 (1805), nom. superfl.
  • Malaxis nutans (Roxb.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 93 (1805).
  • Ortmannia cernua Opiz, Flora 17: 592 (1834), nom. superfl.
  • Otandra cernua Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 298 (1812), not validly publ.
  • Tropidia grandis Hance, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 13: 128 (1873).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan. Eastern Asia Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya. Indo-China Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera. Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands. Australasia Australia Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia. Pacific Northwestern Pacific Caroline Islands, Marianas. Southwestern Pacific Fiji, New Caledonia, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ormerod, P.A. 2017. Checklist of Papuasian Orchids: 293 ISBN 978-0-9876206-0-6

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Eulophia picta. Accessed: 2026 Jan 30.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Eulophia picta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jan 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. Eulophia picta. 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 Jan 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Eulophia picta. Accessed: 30 Jan 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Eulophia picta. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jan 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Eulophia picta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jan 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Shepherds Crook Orchid, Bent Orchid, Pink Nodding Orchid

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