Eulophia graminea

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Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

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

Eulophia graminea Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 182 (1833)
Synonymy

Homotypic
Graphorkis graminea (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 662 (1891)
Heterotypic
Eulophia inconspicua Griff., Not. Pl. Asiat. 3: 349 (1851)
Eulophia sinensis Miq., J. Bot. Néerl. 1: 91 (1861)
Eulophia decipiens Kurz, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 45(2): 155 (1876)
Graphorkis decipiens (Kurz) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 662 (1891)
Graphorkis inconspicua (Griff.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 662 (1891)
Eulophia ramosa Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 30(1): 332 (1911), nom. illeg.
Eulophia venusta Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 72 (1919)
Eulophia gusukumae Masam., Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 24: 208 (1934)
Eulophia ucbii Malhotra & Balodi, Bull. Bot. Surv. India 26: 92 (1984 publ. 1985)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate
China
China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast.
Eastern Asia
Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
Indo-China
Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Vietnam.
Malesia
Borneo, Jawa, Peninsular Malaysia, Philippines, Sumatera.
Pacific
Northwestern Pacific
Marianas.
Northern Americ (introduced)
Southeastern U.S.A. (introduced)
Florida (introduced)

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.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 100 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Eulophia graminea. Accessed: 2022 Jan 7.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Eulophia graminea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 7. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Eulophia graminea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 7. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Eulophia graminea. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 7. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Eulophia graminea. Published online. Accessed: 7 Jan 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Eulophia graminea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

日本語: エダウチヤガラ
中文: 禾草芋蘭

Eulophia graminea, the Chinese crown orchid, is a species of orchid native to Asia. It often develops a pseudobulb. It is considered invasive in Florida and spreads with wood chip mulch.[2] Flowers are green and brownish purple.[3]
References

Gen. sp. orchid. pl. 182. 1833
"Eulophia graminea (Chinese Crown Orchid, Grass Leaved Eulophia): Go Orchids". goorchids.northamericanorchidcenter.org.
"Eulophia graminea – UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants". plants.ifas.ufl.edu.