About Andaman Eulophia
Eulophia andamanensis is an orchid found to occur among the Andaman and Nicobar group of Islands (off the east coast of India and also in the north-western tip of Langkawi island in Malaysia.The occurrence of this ground orchid in Andaman Islands is restricted to some isolated pockets of certain islands and rare. Living collections of this taxon from the Andaman Islands is under ex situ conservation outside the islands at the Field Gene Bank of Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Trivandrum, India. It is a pre-tsunami accession. The genus Eulophia belongs to the subfamily Epidendroideae, tribe Cymbidieae, and subtribe Eulophiinae.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eulophia andamanensis
- Genus
- Eulophia
- Family
- ORCHIDACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- India to Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- April
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Andaman Eulophia belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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