Eulophia ensata Lindl. is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Eulophia ensata Lindl. (Eulophia ensata Lindl.)
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Eulophia ensata Lindl.

Eulophia ensata Lindl.

Eulophia ensata is an orchid species found from Mozambique to South Africa, with a disputed 2014 reclassification.

Family
Genus
Eulophia
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Eulophia ensata Lindl.

Eulophia ensata Lindl. is an orchid species that is found from Mozambique to South Africa. In 2014, researchers proposed transferring this species to the genus Orthochilus, renaming it Orthochilus ensatus. As of December 2023, this proposed reclassification has not been accepted by Plants of the World Online.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Orchidaceae Eulophia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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