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Harlequin Orchids
Eulophia
Eulophia, commonly known as corduroy orchids, is a genus of about two hundred species of flowering plants in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Most Eulophia orchids are terrestrial but some are deciduous while others are evergreen. They either have an underground rhizome or pseudobulbs on the surface and those species with leaves have them on the end of a fleshy stem. The flowers are arranged on a thin flowering spike, the flowers having sepals which are larger than the petals. The genus is widely distributed but most species are found in Africa and Asia, usually growing in shady places with grass or shrubs in forests.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Monk Orchid
speciesEulophia maculata
Chinese Crown Orchid
speciesEulophia graminea
Shepherd's Crook Orchid
speciesEulophia picta
Yawning Harlequin
speciesEulophia hians
Golden Harlequin
speciesEulophia speciosa
Wild Coco
speciesEulophia alta
Banana Orchid
speciesEulophia welwitschii
Courting Harlequin
speciesEulophia ovalis
Twisted Harlequin
speciesEulophia streptopetala
Pointed Harlequin
speciesEulophia aculeata
Hooded Harlequin
speciesEulophia cucullata
Purple Vlei Harlequin
speciesEulophia horsfallii
Spoon Cinderella Orchid
speciesEulophia cochlearis
Sword Harlequin
speciesEulophia ensata
Mini Harlequin
speciesEulophia parviflora
Vlei Harlequin
speciesEulophia angolensis
Eulophia zollingeri
speciesEulophia zollingeri
Garden Harlequin
speciesEulophia petersii
Horned Cinderella Orchid
speciesEulophia tristis
Capebell Harlequin
speciesEulophia zeyheriana
Wavy Cinderella Orchid
speciesEulophia micrantha
Upright Sandy Cinderella Orchid
speciesEulophia lamellata
Knobby Harlequin
speciesEulophia tuberculata
Liontongue Harlequin
speciesEulophia leontoglossa
Eulophia guineensis
speciesEulophia guineensis
Toothtongue Harlequin
speciesEulophia odontoglossa
Grass Orchid
speciesEulophia nuda
Upside-down Sandy Cinderella Orchid
speciesEulophia bolusii
Eulophia cristata
speciesEulophia cristata
Livingstones Harlequin
speciesEulophia livingstoneana
Saddle Harlequin
speciesEulophia clitellifera
Eulophia pulchra
speciesEulophia pulchra
Eulophia calcarata
speciesEulophia calcarata
Thicket Harlequin
speciesEulophia tenella
Pale Cinderella Orchid
speciesEulophia barbata
Eulophia spathulifera
speciesEulophia spathulifera
Lipless Harlequin
speciesEulophia parvilabris
Eulophia caricifolia
speciesEulophia caricifolia
Eulophia latilabris
speciesEulophia latilabris
Eulophia venulosa
speciesEulophia venulosa
Desert Harlequin
speciesEulophia hereroensis
Black Cinderella Orchid
speciesEulophia ustulata
Calanthe Harlequin
speciesEulophia calanthoides
Eulophia andamanensis
speciesEulophia andamanensis
Eulophia plantaginea
speciesEulophia plantaginea
Eulophia flavopurpurea
speciesEulophia flavopurpurea
Eulophia malangana
speciesEulophia malangana
Eulophia lonchophylla
speciesEulophia lonchophylla
Mohecan Harlequin
speciesEulophia longisepala
Eulophia beravensis
speciesEulophia beravensis
Eulophia milnei
speciesEulophia milnei
Eulophia ramosa
speciesEulophia ramosa
Falsepea Harlequin
speciesEulophia friderici
Eulophia diffusiflora
speciesEulophia diffusiflora
Babytooth Harlequin
speciesEulophia coeloglossa
Eulophia reticulata
speciesEulophia reticulata
Grassveld White Harlequin
speciesEulophia cooperi
Yellow Eulophia
speciesEulophia flava
Eulophia bouliawongo
speciesEulophia bouliawongo
Eulophia flabellata
speciesEulophia flabellata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 140708.