61 observationsLeast Concern
Eulophia calcarata
Eulophia calcarata
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Plantae βΊPhylum: Tracheophyta βΊClass: Liliopsida βΊOrder: Asparagales βΊFamily: Orchidaceae βΊGenus: Eulophia
About
Oeceoclades calcarata is a terrestrial orchid species in the genus Oeceoclades that is endemic to Madagascar. It was first described by the British botanist Robert Allen Rolfe in 1905 as Eulophia paniculata. The German botanist Rudolf Schlechter later described this species as Cymbidium calcaratum in 1915 and then transferred his own taxon to the genus Eulophia (as E. calcarata) in 1925. When Leslie Andrew Garay and Peter Taylor revised the genus Oeceoclades in 1976, they transferred...
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Eulophia calcarata is Eulophia calcarata.
- The Eulophia calcarata has a conservation status of Least Concern.
- Eulophia calcarata belongs to the kingdom Plantae.
- Eulophia calcarata belongs to the phylum Tracheophyta.
- Eulophia calcarata belongs to the class Liliopsida.
- Eulophia calcarata belongs to the order Asparagales.
- Eulophia calcarata belongs to the family Orchidaceae.
- Eulophia calcarata belongs to the genus Eulophia.