Eulophia Ochreata Orchid
Eulophia is a genus of approximately 165 species of Orchids. Eulophia Ochreata orchid is a species of plant in the Orchidaceae family, a subfamily of Epidendroideae family. This is species of orchid in the Cymbidieae Tribus subtribus Eulophiinae tribus.
Golden-Yellow Eulophia is a terrestrial orchid, 20-30 cm tall. Pseudobulbs are 3-4 cm, ovoid conical. The plant has 2-5 oblong-lance shaped pointed leaves, 10-25 cm long. Golden yellow flowers are borne in racemes 10 cm long, on 20-40 cm long leafless stems. Flower stalks are 1 cm long, and so are the linear-lance shaped bracts. Sepals are 1 cm long, linear. Lip is 1 cm long, without the side-lobes. Golden-Yellow Eulophia is found in the Western Ghats in India. The flower is blossom in June month.
These are usually terrestrial or ground orchids, although some are epiphytes and rarely lithophytes. They are distributed in shady rainforests or in open scrub or woodland in the tropics and subtropics of Africa, India, Asia, Australia, and America, although most are found in Africa. Many can survive the dry season through their large bulbous corms.
